C1nounsciencetravel
US/ˈlɑːn.dʒə.tuːd/
UK/ˈlɒn.dʒɪ.tjuːd/
the distance of a place east or west of the line through Greenwich, measured in degrees
In context
The city lies at a longitude of about 106 degrees east.
Sailors once struggled to measure longitude accurately at sea.
Enter the latitude and longitude of your location to see the weather forecast.
Words that go with longitude
noun + preposition
- degrees of longitudeThe two towns are only a few degrees of longitude apart.
noun + noun
- latitude and longitudeThe map shows the latitude and longitude of each station.
verb + noun
- measure longitudeIt took clever clocks to measure longitude at sea.
- determine longitudeNavigators determine longitude by comparing local time with Greenwich time.
adjective + noun
- east longitudeThe island is located at 120 degrees east longitude.
- west longitudeMost of the United States lies in west longitude.