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longitude

noun
🔊/ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd/, 🔊/ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd/
🔊/ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/
 [uncountable]
(abbreviation long.)
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  1. 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
    Extra Examples
    • The town is at longitude 28° west.这个镇位于西经 28 度。
    • He tried to find out how a ship at sea could determine its longitude.他试图弄清海上船只如何才能测定出所在位置的经度。
    • This line of longitude cuts through the jungle.这条经线穿过丛林地带。
    Topics Geographyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + longitude
    • calculate
    • determine
    preposition
    • at (a) longitude
    phrases
    • a line of longitude
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    Word Originlate Middle English (also denoting length and tallness): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long’.