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longitude. noun. lon· gi· tude ˈlän-jə-ˌt (y)üd. : distance measured by degrees or time east or west from the prime meridian. the longitude of New York is 74 degrees or about five hours west of Greenwich.
Longitude (/ ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd /, AU and UK also / ˈlɒŋɡɪ -/) [1][2] is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east – west position of a point on the surface of the Earth, or another celestial body. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ).
Latitude and longitude, coordinate system by means of which the position or location of any place on Earth’s surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. Longitude is a similar measurement east or west of the Greenwich meridian.
Lines of longitude, also called meridians, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west. Longitude is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds.
LONGITUDE meaning: 1. the distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South…. Learn more.
LONGITUDE definition: 1. the distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South…. Learn more.
What Are Longitudes and Latitudes? By Aparna Kher. Cartographers and geographers trace horizontal and vertical lines called latitudes and longitudes across Earth's surface to locate points on the globe. Longitudes and latitudes form Earth's geographical coordinates. © timeanddate.com.
A measure of relative position east or west on the Earth's surface, given in degrees from a certain meridian, usually the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, which has a longitude of 0°.
LONGITUDE meaning: 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; 2 : an imaginary line that circles the Earth at a particular longitude.
1. length. 2. distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured as an arc of the equator (in degrees up to 180° or by the difference in time) between the meridian passing through a particular place and a standard or prime meridian, usually the one passing through Greenwich, England.