• The arc or portion of the equator intersected between themeridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place fromwhich longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimesfrom the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. Thelongitude of a place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as,that of New York is 74º or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich.


    Longitude meaning & definition 1 of Longitude.


  • Cocky [Long boarder] attitudes that make them think they're the shit and thats everyone wants them, when half the time people can't stand them

    Longitude meaning & definition 2 of Longitude.


  • the [angular] distance of a place east or west of [the meridian] at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard [meridian] of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
    at a longitude of 2° W

    Longitude meaning & definition 3 of Longitude.


  • the distance of a place east or west of an imaginary line between the North Pole and the South Pole, measured in degrees

    Longitude meaning & definition 4 of Longitude.

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