longitude C2 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/ See IPA manual Freq #22461 Meanings 1 noun the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich The island lies at nearly the same longitude as the mainland. 2 noun Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. The island lies at nearly the same longitude as the mainland. 3 noun Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole. The island lies at nearly the same longitude as the mainland. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · any imaginary line... meridian Word family Derived forms geolongitudeheliolongitudelongitudinalpalaeolongitudepaleolongitude Related forms eastingequator Etymology From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”). Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # longitude **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/ **Frequency rank:** 22461 ## Meanings 1. the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich 2. Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. 3. Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole. ## Examples - The island lies at nearly the same longitude as the mainland. - The island lies at nearly the same longitude as the mainland. - The island lies at nearly the same longitude as the mainland. ## Derived Forms - geolongitude - heliolongitude - longitudinal - palaeolongitude - paleolongitude ## Related Forms - easting - equator ## Etymology From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”). ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown