English-Thai Dictionary

longitude

N เส้นแวง  เส้น ลองจิจูด  long sen-wang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LONGITUDE

n.[L. longitudo, from longus, long. ] 1. Properly length; as the longitude of a room; but in this sense not now used. Appropriately, in geography,
2. The distance of any place on the globe from another place, eastward or westward; or the distance of any place from a given meridian. Boston, in Massachusetts, is situated in the 71st degree of longitude west from Greenwich. To be able to ascertain precisely the longitude of a ship at sea, is a great desideratum in navigation.
3. The longitude of a star, is its distance from the equinoctial points, or the beginning of Aries or Libra.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LONGITUDE

Lon "gi *tude, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus long. ]

 

1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; -- distinguished from breadth or thickness; as, the longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense. Sir H. Wotton. The longitude of their cloaks. Sir. W. Scott. Mine [shadow ] spindling into longitude immense. Cowper.

 

2. (Geog.)

 

Defn: The arc or portion of the equator intersected between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude 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.

 

3. (Astron.)

 

Defn: The distance in degrees, reckoned from the vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right angles to the ecliptic passing through the heavenly body whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of Capella is 79º. Geocentric longitude (Astron.), the longitude of a heavenly body as seen from the earth. -- Heliocentric longitude, the longitude of a heavenly body, as seen from the sun's center. -- Longitude stars, certain stars whose position is known, and the data in regard to which are used in observations for finding the longitude, as by lunar distances.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

longitude

lon gi tude |ˈlänjiˌt (y )o͞od, ˈlôn -ˈlɑnʤɪˌt (j )ud | ▶noun 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 | lines of longitude. • Astronomy see celestial longitude. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting length and tallness ): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

longitude

longitude |ˈlɒn (d )ʒɪtjuːd, ˈlɒŋgɪ -| ▶noun the angular distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich meridian, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes: at a longitude of 2 ° W | [ mass noun ] : lines of longitude. ORIGIN late Middle English (also denoting length and tallness ): from Latin longitudo, from longus ‘long ’.

 

French Dictionary

longitude

longitude n. f. nom féminin Angle compris entre le méridien d ’origine et le méridien d ’un lieu. Note Typographique La longitude d ’un lieu s ’exprime en degrés (°), minutes (‘) et secondes (‘‘) d ’angle. Le point cardinal (Est ou Ouest ) s ’écrit avec une majuscule, E. ou O. La latitude s ’exprime de la même manière, mais les indications sont suivies du point cardinal Nord ou Sud , selon le cas. Cette ville est située à 75 degrés 15 minutes 28 secondes de longitude Ouest ou à 75 ° 15 ’ 28 ’’ O. Note Typographique Attention à la disposition: il n ’y a pas d ’espace entre le nombre et le symbole ni de signe de ponctuation entre les unités.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

longitude

lon gi tude /lɑ́n (d )ʒətùːd |lɔ́ŋɡɪtjùːd, lɔ́n (d )ʒɪ -/ (! ｟英 ｠/lɔ́ŋɡɪ -/は若者に多い ) 名詞 複 ～s /-dz /C U 1 〘地 〙経度 (→latitude , globe )▸ at longitude 135 °E 東経135度に [で ] (!°Eはdegrees eastと読む ) 2 〘天 〙黄経 .3 縦 .