English noun: line of longitude | |||
1. | line of longitude (location) an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator | ||
Samples | All points on the same meridian have the same longitude. | ||
Synonyms | meridian | ||
Broader (hypernym) | great circle | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | magnetic meridian, observer's meridian, prime meridian | ||
Instance hyponym | date line, dateline, International Date Line | ||