longitude

noun [C/U]

/ˈlɑn·dʒɪˌtud/

Definition

› the position to the east or west of an imaginary circle around the earth that goes through the North Pole, the South Pole, and Greenwich, England

(Definition of longitude noun from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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