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longitude/ˈlɒn(d)ʒitju:d, ˈlɒŋɡi-/n. 1 Geog. the angular distance east or west from a standard meridian such as Greenwich to the meridian of any place 【地理】经度(以某地的子午线与诸如格林尼治本初子午线之间向东或向西的角距离) 2 Astron. the angular distance of a celestial object north or south of the ecliptic measured along a great circle through the object and the poles of the ecliptic (symbol 符λ) 【天】黄经 [Middle English from Latin longitudo -dinis, from longus ‘long’] |