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1 longitude
'loŋɡitju:d(the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich: What is the latitude and longitude of that town?) lengde- longitudinallylengdegradsubst. \/ˈlɒn(d)ʒɪtjuːd\/, \/ˈlɒŋɡɪtjuːd\/1) ( geografi) lengde, lengdegrad, longitude2) ( astronomi) lengde, longitudelongitude east eller east longitude østlig lengde -
2 degree
di'ɡri:1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) grad2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grad3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grad4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) grad, eksamen•- to a degreegrad--------nivå--------plansubst. \/dɪˈɡriː\/1) grad2) ledd, slektledd3) rang, verdighet, stilling4) (matematikk, grammatikk, universitet) grad5) (universitet, også) avsluttende eksamen6) ( gammeldags) trinn, trappetrinnby degrees gradvis, trinnvisa degree better en smule bedredegree of comparison ( grammatikk) komparasjonsgraddegree of frost minusgraddegree of latitude breddegraddegree of longitude lengdegraddifference of\/in degree gradsforskjellforbidden degrees ( jus) forbudte grader (om slektsledd som ikke kan inngå ekteskap)honours degree spesiell universitetseksamenbyimperceptible degrees umerkeliga London degree en eksamen fra Londons universitetmurder in the first degree (spesielt amer.) overlagt drapto a certain\/to some degree i en viss utstrekningto\/in a degree til en viss gradto a degree ( hverdagslig) i høy\/høyeste gradto a high degree i høy gradto the last degree i høyeste gradto what degree i hvilken grad
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longitude — UK [ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd] / UK [ˈlɒŋɡɪˌtjuːd] / US [ˈlɑndʒɪˌtud] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms longitude : singular longitude plural longitudes the distance east or west of the Greenwich meridian (= an imaginary line from the top of the Earth… … English dictionary
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