n.
Pronunciation: ' län-j ə - ˌ tüd, - ˌ tyüd, Brit also ' lä ŋ -g ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin longitudin-, longitudo, from longus
Date: 14th century
1 a : angular distance measured on a great circle of reference from the intersection of the adopted zero meridian with this reference circle to the similar intersection of the meridian passing through the object b : the arc or portion of the earth's equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the prime meridian and expressed either in degrees or in time
2 archaic : long duration
longitude 1a: hemisphere marked with meridians of longitude