经度 (jīng dù) — longitude
Definition
Longitude — the geographic coordinate measuring east–west position. Pairs naturally with 纬度 (latitude, north–south); together they give any point's location on a map.
noun
longitude
Examples
- 经度120。Zhè tiáo xiàn de jīng dù shì dōng jīng 120 dù.The longitude of this line is 120 degrees east.
- 经度。Dì tú shàng biāo chū le měi gè chéng shì de jīng dù hé wěi dù.The map marks the longitude and latitude of each city.
- GPS经度。GPS kě yǐ jīng què cè liáng dì diǎn de jīng dù.GPS can accurately measure the longitude of a location.
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