Definition of LONGITUDE

longitude

Meanings

Plural: longitudes

Noun

  • the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
  • Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
  • Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
  • Length.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”).

Synonyms

meridian

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 15

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