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line of longitude vs magnetic meridian

magnetic meridian vs line of longitude

line of longitude and magnetic meridian both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
line of longitude Yes No No No
magnetic meridian Yes No No No
As nouns, magnetic meridian is a hyponym of line of longitude; that is, magnetic meridian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than line of longitude:
  • line of longitude: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
  • magnetic meridian: an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
Other hyponyms of line of longitude include observer's meridian, prime meridian.
line of longitude (noun) magnetic meridian (noun)
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
Difference between line of longitude and magnetic meridian

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