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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
longitude
lon·gi·tude [longitude longitudes] BrE [ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd] BrE [ˈlɒndʒɪtjuːd] NAmE [ˈlɑːndʒətuːd] NAmE [ˈlɔːndʒətuːd] noun uncountable (abbr.long.)
the distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich ↑meridian, measured in degrees
•the longitude of the island
compare ↑latitude
Word Origin:
late Middle English (also denoting length and tallness): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long’.
Example Bank:
•He tried to find out how a ship at sea could determine its longitude.
•The town is at longitude 28° west.
•This line of longitude cuts through the jungle.
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