noun
- plural of longitude; imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole that measure distance east or west from the Prime Meridian
Usage: geography; navigation
Examples
- The map showed various longitudes marked at 15-degree intervals.
- Ships use both latitudes and longitudes to determine their exact position.
- The GPS device calculated our coordinates using specific longitudes and latitudes.
- Different longitudes correspond to different time zones around the world.
- Navigators must understand how to read longitudes on nautical charts.
- The Prime Meridian at Greenwich represents zero degrees among all longitudes.