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| longitude definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the north to the south pole). | 91 sets | |
| 2 | distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees | 66 sets | |
| 3 | distance east or west on the earth’s surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the north to the south pole). | 49 sets | |
| 4 | an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator | 40 sets | |
| 5 | distance east or west of the prime meridian | 23 sets | |
| 6 | the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian (0°). | 16 sets | |
| 7 | distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian | 15 sets | |
| 8 | the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian | 13 sets | |
| 9 | lines that run north and south | 12 sets | |
| 10 | the distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees | 9 sets | |
| 11 | a measure of distance east or west of the prime meridian | 9 sets | |
| 12 | distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the north to the south pole) | 8 sets | |
| 13 | distance east or west on the earth’s surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the north to the south pole) | 8 sets | |
| 14 | the distance east or west of the prime meridian | 8 sets | |
| 15 | the angular distance west or east from the prime meridian of a point on the earth's surface | 7 sets | |
| 16 | the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian | 6 sets | |
| 17 | measures distance east or west of the prime meridian | 6 sets | |
| 18 | is the distance east or west of the prime meridian | 6 sets | |
| 19 | imaginary lines that run up and down the globe, intersect at the poles, and help measure e / w | 6 sets | |
| 20 | measures distances in degrees east and west of the prime meridian | 6 sets | |
| 21 | the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian, defined by lines of longitude, or meridians. | 5 sets | |
| 22 | the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian | 5 sets | |
| 23 | distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. | 5 sets | |
| 24 | distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees | 5 sets | |
| 25 | the distance east and west from the prime meridian; expressed in degrees | 5 sets | |
| 26 | imaginary lines that run north and south | 5 sets | |
| 27 | a measure of how far east or west a place on earth is from an imaginary line that runs between the north and south poles | 5 sets | |
| 28 | imaginary lines that run north and south between the two poles | 4 sets | |
| 29 | the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian | 4 sets | |
| 30 | the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring distance east and west of the prime meridian (0 degrees) | 4 sets | |
| 31 | distance east or west | 4 sets | |
| 32 | distance east or west of prime meridian | 4 sets | |
| 33 | the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. | 3 sets | |
| 34 | locations east or west of the prime meridian measured by imaginary lines | 3 sets | |
| 35 | the #ering system used to indicate the location of meridians drawn on a globe and measuring dist. e&w of the prime meridian (0) | 3 sets | |
| 36 | the angular dist. e or w of the prime meridian, defined by lines of long. or meridians | 3 sets | |
| 37 | distance east or west from the prime meridian | 3 sets | |
| 38 | distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured in degrees from a certain meridian (line from the north to the south pole | 3 sets | |
| 39 | measures distance east or west of the prime meridian. | 3 sets | |
| 40 | distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees and minutes | 3 sets | |