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Meaning of
longitude
in English
longitude
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Plural
longitudes
Definitions
Noun
angular
distance
from
the
prime
meridian
;
measures
east
or
west
The
navigator
used
longitude
to
determine
their
exact
location
.
The
longitude
of
the
city
is
120
degrees
east
.
an
imaginary
line
circling
the
Earth
;
perpendicular
to
the
equator
The
Earth's
longitude
is
measured
in
degrees
,
minutes
,
and
seconds
.
The
Earth's
surface
is
divided
into
lines
of
longitude
that
run
from
pole
to
pole
.
