geocentric longitude

American  

noun

1. Geography. the angular distance between the plane of the prime meridian and that of the meridian drawn through a point on the earth's surface, with the earth's center as the vertex. Compare geodetic longitude.

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geocentric longitude Scientific  

1. The angular distance between the prime meridian and another meridian passing through a point on the Earth's surface, having the center of the Earth as its vertex.

2. Compare geodetic longitude

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Example Sentences

The geocentric longitude of the sun at the time of his meridian passage on the said date being 174 deg.

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