Synonyms & related words for longitude

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of longitude — including latitude, azimuth, meridian, equator, length, ecliptic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to longitude

Explore words related to longitude — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include colatitude, latitudinally, northing, latitudinal, easting, megameter, graticule, timezone. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for longitude

Common synonyms for longitude include latitude, azimuth, meridian, equator, length, ecliptic, coordinates, altitude — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does longitude come from?

The word longitude breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root long-, from Latin longus (“long”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.