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longitude n.经度 (1) 狮子座流星雨极大期不会在你的那个经度出现。(2) 沿着经度和纬度在一高度延长海绵。 If you state your exact longitude, you are describing how far east or west you are of the Prime Meridian, the imaginary line of longitude which runs through Greenwich, England. When you add your latitude, anyone with a map can pinpoint exactly where you are in the world. If you're standing at a latitude of 40°41.3'N and a longitude of 74°02.7'W, for example, you are at the Statue of Liberty.

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英 ['lɒŋɡɪtjuːd] 美 ['lɑːndʒətuːd] (1) Leonids don't peak over your longitude.(2) Prolong the sponge along the longitude and latitude at an altitude. In geography, longitude refers to the imaginary lines that bisect the globe through the North and South Poles (the ones that run vertically, as opposed to the lines of latitude that run horizontally, parallel to the equator). 1[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。

英语单词	longitude
英美音标	英 ['lɒŋɡɪtjuːd] 美 ['lɑːndʒətuːd]
中文释义	n.经度
英语例句	(1) Leonids don't peak over your longitude. (2) Prolong the sponge along the longitude and latitude at an altitude.
中文例句	(1) 狮子座流星雨极大期不会在你的那个经度出现。 (2) 沿着经度和纬度在一高度延长海绵。
vocabulary简明	In geography, longitude refers to the imaginary lines that bisect the globe through the North and South Poles (the ones that run vertically, as opposed to the lines of latitude that run horizontally, parallel to the equator).
vocabulary扩展	If you state your exact longitude, you are describing how far east or west you are of the Prime Meridian, the imaginary line of longitude which runs through Greenwich, England. When you add your latitude, anyone with a map can pinpoint exactly where you are in the world. If you're standing at a latitude of 40°41.3'N and a longitude of 74°02.7'W, for example, you are at the Statue of Liberty.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

Longitude Latitude Degrees Imaginary Lines North Run East