longitude
/ˈlɑnd͡ʒəˌtud/ noun B2- Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
- Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
Plural longitudes
From the library
Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think—” (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom, and though this was not a _very_ good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) “—yes, that’s about the right distance—but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I’ve got to?” (Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)
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