lon|gi|tude — «LON juh tood, tyood», noun. 1. a) distance east or west on the earth s surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the North to the South Pole). Usually the meridian through Greenwich, England, is used. b) Astronomy.… … 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
