transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlän-jə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd, Britain also ]
ˈläŋ-gə- 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
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longitude 1a: hemisphere marked with meridians of longitude
]