Dictionary - Definition of DEGREE OF LONGITUDE


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. The distance on a parallel of latitude between two meridians that make an angle of one degree with each other at the poles -- a distance which varies as the cosine of the latitude, being at the equator 69.16 statute miles.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. The distance on a parallel of latitude between two meridians that make an angle of one degree with each other at the poles -- a distance which varies as the cosine of the latitude, being at the equator 69.16 statute miles.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Common Expressions: DEGREE OF LONGITUDE

Expressions	Definition
Degree of longitude	The distance on a parallel of latitude between two meridians that make an angle of one degree with each other at the poles -- a distance which varies as the cosine of the latitude, being at the equator 69.16 statute miles. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top