経度

けいど

longitude

What does 経度 mean?

経度 is a Japanese noun meaning longitude in English. It is written as 経度 in kanji, けいど in hiragana, and keido in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

赤道における経度1度当たりの長さ。

Distance per degree of longitude at equator.