Greenwich (en. Greenwich)

/ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

District in London, England, famous for its observatory and its role in measuring time.

The Greenwich meridian is known as the reference point for time zones.

El meridiano de Greenwich es conocido como el punto de referencia para los husos horarios.

Site where the Royal Observatory of Greenwich is located.

We visited the Greenwich Observatory to learn about the history of navigation.

Visitamos el Observatorio de Greenwich para aprender sobre la historia de la navegación.

Geographical area that defines the zero meridian.

The longitude of a place is measured in degrees east or west of Greenwich.

La longitud de un lugar se mide en grados al este o al oeste de Greenwich.

The term 'Greenwich' comes from Old English 'Grenewic', meaning 'green harbor'.

Greenwich meridian

Longitude line that is considered 0 degrees.

meridiano de Greenwich

Greenwich time

Standard time used as international reference.

hora de Greenwich

Greenwich observatory

Scientific institution famous for astronomy and timekeeping.

observatorio de Greenwich

meridian

Imaginary line running from pole to pole marking longitude.

meridiano

time zones

Divisions of the Earth that determine the hours in different regions.

husos horarios

navigation

Science of determining position and direction at sea.

navegación

Referenced in contexts of schedules and time.

Let's set our clock to Greenwich time.

Vamos a poner nuestro reloj al tiempo de Greenwich.

Used to indicate reference points in time.

This is not Greenwich time, it's local time.

Esto no es hora de Greenwich, es hora local.