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Webster 1913 Edition
Longitudinal
Lonˊgi-tu′di-nal
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
longitudinal
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to longitude or length;
as,
. longitudinal
distance2.
Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from
transverse
; as, the
. longitudinal
diameter of a bodyCheyne.
Lonˊgi-tu′di-nal
,Noun.
A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Webster 1828 Edition
Longitudinal
LONGITU'DINAL
, a.1.
Pertaining to longitude or length; as longitudinal distance.2.
Extending in length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse or across; as the longitudinal diameter of a body. The longitudinal suture of the head runs between the coronal and lamdoidal sutures.