line of longitude
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ریشه
The word 'line' comes from Middle English 'line', from Old English 'līne', meaning 'rope, series, row'. 'Longitude' comes from Latin 'longitudo', meaning 'length, longitude'.
مثال
- The Prime Meridian is the most famous line of longitude.
- Lines of longitude converge at the North and South Poles.
- The International Date Line is a line of longitude located at approximately 180 degrees.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- 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”