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Longitude Degrees Distance West East ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd Noun 经度

The word "longitude" refers to a geographical measurement indicating a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian (a line passing through Greenwich), typically expressed in degrees.

longitude (jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EfS+df5LslRVf0WujsFN4+tr/N3SBAfSZSAVjX4jH4KmTqjYHsQ7zeihEXB1TZ3XSWdg2ZCq4r2pOX/pcfvrJdgDOA5Rz1dwO15h2V2onOIAeJBotmwL69eMrldT/7tyF4M09dYBE8itiUEUyFdWFpI=) Meaning: longitude refers to the distance of a place to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich, measured in degrees.

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longitude
/lɒ̱nʤɪtjuːd, AM -tuːd/
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[N-VAR 可变名词]经度 The longitude of a place is its distance to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich.
  [usu amount ADJ]
  • He noted the latitude and longitude, then made a mark on the admiralty chart.

    他记下纬度和经度,然后在航海图上做了个标记。

  • Longitude is also an adjective.
    • A similar feature is found at 13 degrees North between 230 degrees and 250 degrees longitude.

      在北纬13度、经度230度到250度之间发现了类似的特征。


Oxford lon·gi·tude / ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd ; ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd ; NAmE ˈlɑːndʒətuːd ; ˈlɔːndʒətuːd / noun [uncountable ] ( abbr.long. ) the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian,measured in degrees 经度 the longitude of the island 那座岛的经度 compare
latitude
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longitude longitudes
lon·gi·tude / ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd ; ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd ; NAmE ˈlɑːndʒətuːd ; ˈlɔːndʒətuːd /
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longitudelon‧gi‧tude /ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd $ ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/ noun [countable, uncountable]
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the distance east or west of a particular meridian (=imaginary line along the Earth’s surface from the North Pole to the South Pole), measured in degreeslatitude:  The town lies at longitude 12° east.
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longitude

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n.[地理] 经度;经线

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