ALL meanings of longitude
lon·gi·tude
L l - noun longitude position east or west 1
- noun longitude The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. 1
- noun longitude Geography. angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time. 1
- noun longitude Astronomy. celestial longitude. galactic longitude. 1
- variable noun longitude The longitude of a place is its distance to the west or east of a line passing through Greenwich. Compare latitude. 0
- variable noun longitude Longitude is also an adjective. 0
- noun longitude distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian at 0° measured by the angle between the plane of the prime meridian and that of the meridian through the point in question, or by the corresponding time difference 0
- abbreviation LONGITUDE length 0
- noun longitude 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 0
- noun longitude Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. 0
- noun longitude Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole. 0
- noun longitude (archaic) Length. 0