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Meaning of longitude | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd

Definitions

  1. length
  2. Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Length.
    archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية خط الطول خَطّ طُول طول
Беларуская даўгата́
Bosanski longituda лонгитуда меридијан
Català longitud
Čeština délka zeměpisná délka
Cymraeg hydred
Dansk længdegrad
Deutsch Geographische Länge Länge Längengrad
Ελληνικά γεωγραφικό μήκος μήκος παράλληλοι
Esperanto longitudo
Español longitud
Suomi longitudi meridiaani pituus pituusaste pituuspiiri
Français longitude
Gàidhlig domhan-fhad
Galego lonxitude
हिन्दी देशान्तर
Hrvatski longituda лонгитуда меридијан
Magyar hosszúság
Bahasa Indonesia bujur
Italiano longitudine
日本語 経 経度 経線
ქართული გრძედი მერიდიანი
한국어 경도 경선
Latviešu garums
Македонски должина меридијан
Bahasa Melayu garisan bujur
Nederlands lengtegraad meridiaan
Polski długość długość geograficzna południk
Português longitude
Română longitudine
Русский долгота меридиан
Slovenčina dĺžka
Slovenščina dolžina
Српски longituda лонгитуда меридијан
Svenska längdgrad longitud
Kiswahili longitudo
తెలుగు రేఖాంశము
Tagalog antasligid
Türkçe boylam
Українська довгота́
Tiếng Việt kinh đô

Examples

“But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.”
“His shoulders are remarkably sloping, giving an appearance of great longitude to his neck.”
“The floor consists of a corrugated steel section attached by welding to the body longitudes and cross members.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

longitude clock Longitudes Longitudinal longitudinal aberration longitudinal fissure longitudinal recording

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