LONGITUDE


Meaning of LONGITUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlɔndʒɪtju:d ]

n. 1 Geog. the angular distance east or west from a standard meridian such as Greenwich to the meridian of any place. 2 Astron. the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the ecliptic measured along a great circle through the body and the poles of the ecliptic. [ME f. L longitudo -dinis f. longus long]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.