longitude

lɔ̃ʒityd

Definition

Definition of longitude - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

géographiemesure en degrés qui indique la position d'un lieu sur Terre

Paris se trouve à une longitude de 2 degrés est.

astronomie

TECH.

distance angulaire d'un astre par rapport au point équinoxial

TECH.

L'astronome calcule la longitude de cette étoile dans le ciel.

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ligne de longitude

ligne imaginaire reliant les pôles pour situer un endroit sur terre

Le GPS utilise les lignes de longitude pour déterminer notre position.

longitude astronomique

angle entre le méridien astronomique d'un lieu et le méridien origine

La longitude astronomique de Paris est mesurée par rapport au méridien de Greenwich.

longitude géodésique

angle entre le méridien d'un lieu et le méridien origine sur l'ellipsoïde terrestre

La longitude géodésique permet de situer précisément un point sur la carte.

Origin of longitude

latin, longitudo (longueur)

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coordonnée

géographie

valeur de position géographique comme la latitude ou longitude

méridien de Greenwich

géographie

ligne imaginaire de longitude zéro qui traverse l'observatoire de Greenwich

premier méridien

géographie

ligne imaginaire de longitude zéro qui traverse Greenwich et divise la Terre

longitudinal

adj.

géographie

qui concerne la longitude sur le globe terrestre

longitudinalement

adv.

géographie

selon les lignes de longitude sur une carte

position orbitale

satellite géostationnaire

longitude du plan méridien d'un satellite géostationnaire

Examples of longitude in a sentence

Les navigateurs calculaient la longitude pour se repérer en mer.
La longitude de Mars diffère selon la date d'observation.
Ils ont noté la longitude précise lors de l'éclipse.

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English:longitude, ...
German:Längengrad, Länge, ...
Italian:longitudine, ...
Spanish:longitud, ...
Portuguese:longitude, ...
Chinese:经度, 天体经度, ...
Japanese:経度, 天体の経度, ...
Arabic:خط الطول, ...
Hebrew:קוֹ אֹרֶךְ, ...
Russian:долгота, ...
Ukrainian:довгота, ...
Catalan:longitud, coordenada de longitud, ...
Danish:længdegrad, længde, ...
Dutch:lengtegraad, hemellengte, ...
Greek:γεωγραφικό μήκος, μήκος, ...
Khmer:រយៈបណ្ដោយ, គន្លងបណ្ដោយ, ...
Korean:경도, ...
Polish:długość geograficzna, długość, ...
Portuguese (BR):longitude, ...
Romanian:longitudine, ...
Swedish:longitud, ...
Thai:ลองจิจูด, ...
Turkish:boylam, ...
Vietnamese:kinh độ, ...

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Definition of longitude - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Expressions with longitude

Origin of longitude

Terms related to longitude

Terms with longitude included in their meaning

Examples of longitude in a sentence

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