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Words related to longitude
lon·gi·tude
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part of fortune
the celestial longitude of the moon plus the celestial longitude of the ascendant minus the celestial longitude of the sun: said to connote an area of life through which one achieves emotional satisfaction. -
conjunction
A conjunction of two or more things is the occurrence of them at the same time or place. -
longitude by account
the longitude of the position of a vessel as estimated by dead reckoning. -
longitudinal
of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement. -
caird coast
a region of Antarctica: a part of Coats Land on the SE coast of the Weddell Sea; now included in the British Antarctic Territory (claim suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959) -
celestial longitude
the angular distance measured eastwards from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the ecliptic with the great circle passing through a celestial body and the poles of the ecliptic