lon·gi·tude
noun/ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd/, /ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd/
/ˈlɑːndʒɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (abbreviation long.)
- the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, measured in degrees
经度 - the longitude of the island
那座岛的经度
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1- The town is at longitude 28° west.
这个镇位于西经 28 度。 - He tried to find out how a ship at sea could determine its longitude.
他试图弄清海上船只如何才能测定出所在位置的经度。 - This line of longitude cuts through the jungle.
这条经线穿过丛林地带。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + longitude- calculate
- determine
- at (a) longitude
- a line of longitude
Word Originlate Middle English (also denoting length and tallness): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long’. - the longitude of the island