longitude
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Definition & Meaning of "longitude"in English

Longitude
01

the distance of a point east or west of the meridian at Greenwich that is measured in degrees

longitude definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
uncountable
Examples
Longitude measures how far east or west a point is from the Prime Meridian.
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