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経度 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • longitude noun The angular distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
  • longitudinal adj Running across a set direction of an object.

Senses

経度 is used for these senses in English:

  • longitude (geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.
  • longitude (geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.
  • longitudinal Relating to length.

longitudinal — full definition

  1. adj Running across a set direction of an object.
  2. adj Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
  3. adj Relating to the geographical longitude.
  4. adj Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once.

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