longitude

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 Translations 2 Portuguese 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Synonyms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin longitudo (“‘length, a measured length’”), from longus (“‘long’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

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• (RP) IPA: /ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd/, SAMPA: /"lQndZI%tju:d/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈlɑːndʒəˌtuːd/, SAMPA: /"lA:ndZ@%tu:d/
• (Australia) IPA: /ˈlɒŋgətʃuːd/, SAMPA: /"lQNg@tSu:d/

[edit] Noun

longitude (plural longitudes)

Wikipedia

1. Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
2. Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

[edit] Synonyms

• (half of a great circle): meridian

[edit] Derived terms

• longitudinal

[edit] See also

• latitude
• equator
• prime meridian

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Etymology

Middle English: longitude (length, a measured length)

[edit] Noun

longitude

1. Angular distance measured west or east of the Greenwich Meridian.
2. An imaginary line perpendicular to the equator, passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

[edit] Synonyms

• meridiano