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Longitude
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(longitudes) The longitude of a place is its distance to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich. Compare latitude. He noted the latitude and longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart. N-VAR • Longitude is also an adjective. A similar feature is found at 13 degrees North between 230 degrees and 250 degrees longitude. ADJ: usu amount ADJ
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin longitudin-, longitudo, from longus Date: 14th century 1. a. angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object b. the arc or portion of the earth's equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the prime meridian and expressed either in degrees or in time 2. archaic long duration ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 Geog. the angular distance east or west from a standard meridian such as Greenwich to the meridian of any place. 2 Astron. the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic measured along a great circle through the body and the poles of the ecliptic. Etymology: ME f. L longitudo -dinis f. longus long ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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долгота error in longitude — искажение по долготе longitude arrived at — долгота пришествия longitude from Greenwich — долгота от гринвича - difference of longitude - ecliptic longitude - libration in longitude - longitude in arc - longitude in time - longitude of perihelion ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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~ n a position on the Earth that is measured in degrees east or west of a meridian (=an imaginary line drawn from the top part of the earth to the bottom) (The town is at longitude 21° east.) (- compare latitude (1)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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