longitude

/-tʃuːd//ˈlɑndʒəˌtud/

noun

  1. 1

    Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.

  2. 2

    Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

  3. 3

    Length.

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