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 | ||