Definition of line of longitude Line of longitude
We found 1 definitions of line of longitude from 1 different sources.
Advertising
What does line of longitude mean?
WordNet
Noun |
||
| line of longitude - an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude" | ||
| meridian | ||
| great circle a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center | ||
| observer's meridian a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith | ||
| prime meridian meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England) | ||
| magnetic meridian an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth | ||
= synonym
= antonym
= related word
= antonym
= related word
