经度 jīngdù longitude
How to remember 经度: 经 go through + 度 degree = longitude.
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How it is used
- 'Longitude', the geographic coordinate - 东经120度 (dōngjīng 120 dù) 120° east longitude.
- Pairs with 纬度 (wěidù, latitude); a neutral, technical geography term. Note 经 here reads jīng (line/meridian).