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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.Definition 2025
longitudinal
longitudinal
English
Adjective
longitudinal (not comparable)
- Relating to length, or to longitude.
- Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
- Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
- (sciences and social sciences, of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
Antonyms
- (relating to length): transverse
- (sampling data over time): cross-sectional
Translations
relating to length, or to longitude
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running in the direction of the long axis of a body
forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction
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sampling data over time
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Noun
longitudinal (plural longitudinals)
French
Adjective
longitudinal m (feminine singular longitudinale, masculine plural longitudinaux, feminine plural longitudinales)
Spanish
Adjective
longitudinal m, f (plural longitudinales)
- longitudinal (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought)