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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLängengrad
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈlɛŋənˌɡʁaːt
"Der Längengrad bestimmt die Position östlich oder westlich von Greenwich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
"The ship's navigator calculated their exact position in terms of both latitude and longitude." - 2
Length, especially in relation to objects or time in archaic contexts.
"Early astronomers sometimes measured celestial extensions using longitude."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'longitudo', meaning 'length', which comes from 'longus' (long). It entered Middle English in the 15th century and shifted in cartography and astronomy to denote the angular distance east or north of a prime meridian.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Longitude" is said worldwide
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longitude
Transliteration: lɔ̃.ɡi.tyd
"La longitude est mesurée en degrés à partir du méridien de Greenwich."
Längengrad
Transliteration: ˈlɛŋənˌɡʁaːt
"Der Längengrad bestimmt die Position östlich oder westlich von Greenwich."
longitudine
Transliteration: lon.ɡi.tuˈdi.ne
"La longitudine indica la posizione est o ovest rispetto al meridiano di Greenwich."
longitud
Transliteration: loŋ.ɡiˈtuð
"La longitud geográfica se mide en grados de este a oeste."
longitude
Transliteration: lõ.ɡiˈtu.dʒi
"A longitude é a distância em graus a partir do Meridiano de Greenwich."
देशांतर
Transliteration: deshantar
"पृथ्वी पर किसी स्थान की स्थिति जानने के लिए अक्षांश और देशांतर का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
经度
Transliteration: jīngdù
"航海员利用经度和纬度来确定船只的位置。"
경도
Transliteration: gyeongdo
"그린위치 천문대를 기준으로 동경과 서경의 경도가 결정됩니다."
経度
Transliteration: keido
"この島の緯度と経度を地図で確認してください。"
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