la
feminine
/lonxiˈtuð/
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Translation
length; longitude
Word origin
From Latin longitudo ('length'), from longus ('long'). The same root gives English 'longitude' and 'elongate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- longitudo
- English cognates
- longitude, elongate
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Plurallongitudes
Examples
kilómetros.
The bridge has a length of two kilometres.
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What is the length of this room?
métrica.
We measured the length of the table with a tape measure.
latitud .
The city lies at that exact latitude and longitude.
olas .
The waves of greater length reach further up the beach.
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