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longitude

Definitions of longitude
  1. noun
    an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
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    type of:
    cercle
    a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
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