longitude

longitude
Synonyms and related words:
Antarctic Zone, Arctic Circle, Arctic Zone, Cartesian coordinates, Frigid Zones, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Torrid Zone, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Variable Zones, abscissa, aeronautical chart, altitude, aphelion, apogee, astronomical chart, astronomical longitude, atlas, autumnal equinox, azimuth, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, cartographer, cartography, celestial chart, celestial equator, celestial globe, celestial longitude, celestial meridian, chart, chorographer, chorography, circle, climate, climatic chart, clime, colures, conic projection, contour line, contour map, coordinates, cylindrical coordinates, cylindrical projection, declination, distance, ecliptic, equator, equator coordinates, equinoctial, equinoctial circle, equinoctial colure, equinox, extension, extent, galactic longitude, general reference map, geocentric longitude, geodetic longitude, globe, gnomonic projection, graphic scale, great circle, grid line, hachure, heliocentric longitude, heliographic chart, horse latitudes, hydrographic chart, index, infinity, isoline, latitude, layer tint, legend, length, lengthiness, linear measures, long time, longitude in arc, longness, map, map maker, map projection, mapper, measure, meridian, mileage, orbit, ordinate, overall length, parallel, perigee, perihelion, period, perpetuity, photogrammetrist, photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map, polar coordinates, political map, polyconic projection, prime meridian, projection, reach, relief map, representative fraction, right ascension, road map, roaring forties, scale, sinusoidal projection, small circle, solstitial colure, span, special map, stretch, subtropics, terrain map, terrestrial globe, the line, thematic map, topographer, topographic chart, topography, trajectory, transportation map, tropic, tropics, vernal equinox, weather chart, weather map, yardage, zodiac, zone

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  • longitude — [ lɔ̃ʒityd ] n. f. • 1525; « longueur » 1314; lat. longitudo ♦ L une des coordonnées sphériques d un point de la surface terrestre; distance angulaire de ce point au méridien d origine mesurée en degrés. Île située par 60° de latitude sud et 40°… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Longitude — Lon gi*tude, n. [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus long.] 1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; distinguished from {breadth} or {thickness}; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense. Sir H. Wotton. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • longitude — Longitude. s. f. Terme d Astronomie & de Geographie. La distance du Couchant au Levant. On compte les degrez de longitude depuis le premier meridien. prendre les longitudes. ce lieu a tant de degrez de longitude, tant de latitude. ce seroit un… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • longitude — [län′jə to͞od΄, län′jətyo͞od΄; lôn′jə to͞od΄, lôn′jə tyo͞od΄] n. [ME < L longitudo < longus, LONG1] 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… …   English World dictionary

  • longitude — late 14c., length, from L. longitudo length, duration, from longus (see LONG (Cf. long) (adj.)). For origins, see LATITUDE (Cf. latitude) …   Etymology dictionary

  • longitude — s. f. 1. Distância de um ponto da terra ao meridiano geral. 2.  [Figurado] Distância, lonjura …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • longitude — The recommended pronunciation is lon ji tyood rather than long gi tyood. Beware of pronouncing it, let alone spelling it, longtitude …   Modern English usage

  • longitude — Longitude, Longitudo …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • longitude — ► NOUN ▪ the angular distance of a place east or west of a standard meridian, especially the Greenwich meridian. ORIGIN Latin longitudo, from longus long …   English terms dictionary

  • Longitude — For Dava Sobel s book about John Harrison, see Longitude (book). For the adaptation of Sobel s book, see Longitude (TV series). Map of Earth Longitude (λ) Lines of longitude appear vertical with varying curvature in this projection, but are… …   Wikipedia

  • Longitude — Les méridiens passent tous par les pôles La longitude est une coordonnée géographique représentée par une valeur angulaire, expression du positionnement est ouest d un point sur Terre (ou sur une autre planète). La longitude de référence sur… …   Wikipédia en Français

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