出典:Wiktionary
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō (“length, a measured length”), from longus (“long”).
longitude (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 longitudes)
出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/26 01:17 UTC 版)
Longitude ( /ˈlɒndʒɨtjuːd/ or /ˈlɒŋɡɨtjuːd/) is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda (λ).
the gamut
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a parallel
緯度.
in Japan, a unit of length equal to approximately 3.03 centimeters, called, 'sun'