Longitude

/lˈɒnd‍ʒɪtjˌuːd/

/ˈɫɑndʒəˌtud/

[noun]

Longitude

[NOUN]

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

Examples

1. - He put longitude.

2. And longitude.

3. Precise longitude measurements require precise clocks.

4. Longitude is distance east or west of the Greenwich Meridian, an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and through Greenwich, England.

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