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    3. 経度

    経度

    経けい度ど

    longitude

    N2KMT10News #46+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentScience & MathKanji Vocab20 strokes

    けいど

    Noun

    1.
    longitude

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    地ち球きゅう上じょうの位い置ちは緯い度どと経けい度どで示しめされます。

    A position on Earth is indicated by latitude and longitude.

    KMT7Science & MathNature & Environment
    この地ち点てんの正せい確かくな経けい度どを測そく定ていする必ひつ要ようがあります。

    We need to measure the exact longitude of this point.

    KMT10Science & Math
    グリニッジ天てん文もん台だいは、本ほん初しょ子し午ご線せんが通とおる経けい度どゼロの基き準じゅん点てんです。

    Greenwich Observatory is the reference point for zero longitude, through which the Prime Meridian passes.

    KMT10Science & MathHistory
    宇う宙ちゅう船せんの軌き道どう計けい算さんには、惑わく星せいの経けい度ど情じょう報ほうが不ふ可か欠けつです。

    Longitude information of the planet is indispensable for calculating spacecraft orbits.

    KMT10Science & Math
    航こう海かい士しは星ほしの位い置ちから船ふねの経けい度どを割わり出だしました。

    Navigators determined the ship's longitude from the position of the stars.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation

    Kanji that make up this word

    経
    へ.る・た.つ・たていと・はか.る・のり…(5)
    sutra・longitude・pass thru・expire・warp
    度
    たび・-た.い…(4)
    degrees・occurrence・time・counter for occurrences・consider…(1)
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