lon·gi·tude — /ˈlɑːnʤəˌtuːd, Brit ˈlɒnʤəˌtjuːd/ noun, pl tudes 1 : distance measured in degrees east or west from an imaginary line (called the prime meridian) that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and that passes through Greenwich, England… … Useful english dictionary
tude — adap·ti·tude; al·ti·tude; am·pli·tude; ap·ti·tude; as·sue·tude; be·at·i·tude; cer·ti·tude; con·sue·tude; cor·rec·ti·tude; cras·si·tude; de·crep·i·tude; de·fin·i·tude; des·ue·tude; dul·ci·tude; ex·ac·ti·tude; fin·i·tude; for·ti·tude; grat·i·tude;… … English syllables
lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… … English syllables
longitude — lon·gi·tude … English syllables
longitude — lon•gi•tude [[t]ˈlɒn dʒɪˌtud, ˌtyud[/t]] n. 1) geo angular distance east or west on the earth s surface, as measured, usu. in degrees, from the meridian of some particular place to the prime meridian at Greenwich, England 2) astron. the angular… … From formal English to slang
longitude — lon|gi|tude [ˈlɔndʒıtju:d US ˈla:ndʒıtu:d] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: longitudo length , from longus long ] the distance east or west of a particular ↑meridian (=imaginary line along the Earth s surface from the North Pole to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
longitude — lon|gi|tude [ landʒı,tud ] noun count or uncount the distance east or west of the MERIDIAN (=an imaginary line from the top of the Earth to the bottom), measured in degrees and minutes. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gi — ae·gi·lops; ae·gi·tha·los; ae·gi·thin·i·dae; ae·ru·gi·nous; ai·gi·a·lo·saur; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; alan·gi·um; al·bu·gi·na·ce·ae; al·bu·gi·na·les; al·gi·cide; al·gi·nate; al·ha·gi; al·ke·ken·gi; alo·gi; alo·gi·an; al·tin·gi·a·ce·ae;… … English syllables
Geocentric longitude — Longitude Lon gi*tude, n. [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus long.] 1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; distinguished from {breadth} or {thickness}; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense. Sir H.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliocentric longitude — Longitude Lon gi*tude, n. [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus long.] 1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; distinguished from {breadth} or {thickness}; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense. Sir H.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
