LONGITUDE, IS A GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE THAT SPECIFIES THE EAST-WEST POSITION OF A POINT ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE. IT IS AN ANGULAR MEASUREMENT, USUALLY EXPRESSED IN DEGREES AND DENOTED BY THE GREEK LETTER LAMBDA. WIKIPEDIA
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. "at a latitude of 51° N" synonyms: parallel "Toronto and Nice are on the same latitude" antonyms: longitude regions, especially with reference to their temperature and distance from the equator. "temperate latitudes" ASTRONOMY see celestial latitude.