| rdfs:comment | - From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Longitude]], from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Longitude]] longitūdō (“‘length, a measured length’”), from longus (“‘long’”).
- In geography, longitude is the angular distance of a point's meridian from the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. It is usually expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.
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| abstract | - From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Longitude]], from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Longitude]] longitūdō (“‘length, a measured length’”), from longus (“‘long’”).
- In geography, longitude is the angular distance of a point's meridian from the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. It is usually expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds. Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians.
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