Definition
经度 (jīngdù) is longitude — the east-west geographic coordinate. Its counterpart is 纬度 (wěidù) 'latitude' (north-south). Think of 经度 lines as the vertical lines running from pole to pole on a map.
noun
longitude
Easily confused
- 精度jīng dùsound-alikeprecision, accuracy (of a device or measurement)
Examples
- 经度120。Zhè tiáo xiàn de jīng dù shì dōngjīng yībǎi èrshí dù.The longitude of this line is 120 degrees east.
- 经度。Dìtú shàng biāo chū le měi gè chéngshì de jīng dù hé wěidù.The map marks the longitude and latitude of each city.
- GPS经度。GPS kěyǐ jīngquè cèliáng dìdiǎn de jīng dù.GPS can accurately measure the longitude of a location.
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