longitude
noun /ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd/, /ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd/
/ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (abbreviation long.)
- the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, measured in degrees
- the longitude of the island
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1- The town is at longitude 28° west.
- He tried to find out how a ship at sea could determine its longitude.
- This line of longitude cuts through the jungle.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + longitude- calculate
- determine
- at (a) longitude
- a line of longitude
Word Originlate Middle English (also denoting length and tallness): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long’.