longitude

CEFRC1

/ˈlɒnd͡ʒɪtʃuːd/

noun

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noun
Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
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noun
Extra detail
Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

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His shoulders are remarkably sloping, giving an appearance of great longitude to his neck.
But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
The floor consists of a corrugated steel section attached by welding to the body longitudes and cross members.

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But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea.
2012 March 26, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87
His shoulders are remarkably sloping, giving an appearance of great longitude to his neck.
1831, Francis Griffin, “Griffin's Remains”, in The American Quarterly Review, volume 10, page 504
The floor consists of a corrugated steel section attached by welding to the body longitudes and cross members.
1958 April 26, “Diesel Railbus for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 276

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From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”).