longitudinal
of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
extending in the direction of the length of a thing; running lengthwise: a thin, longitudinal stripe.
Zoology. pertaining to or extending along the long axis of the body, or the direction from front to back, or head to tail.
pertaining to a research design or survey in which the same subjects are observed repeatedly over a period of time.
a longitudinal framing member, as in the hull of a ship.
Origin of longitudinal
1Other words from longitudinal
- lon·gi·tu·di·nal·ly, adverb
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How to use longitudinal in a sentence
A 2020 study that made headlines recently acknowledged that longitudinal research, done over a long period of time, into the issue of video game violence on human aggression is rare.
Video games deserve better than blanket, parachute coverage from reporters who don’t get it | Gene Park | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostWhen you fail to invest in the health of your population, then there are longitudinal downstream effects.
Each end is "caulked," that is, split longitudinally and turned up and down.
Letters written on sheets of paper (schedae) were rolled longitudinally and then secured in the same way.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonThese Indian canoes consist of long narrow stumps of trees, hollowed longitudinally.
It is of fine-grained sandstone, is drilled longitudinally through the center and decorated as shown.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonThe bodies of these creatures may be either cut across or longitudinally, and the pieces will become so many complete polypi.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
British Dictionary definitions for longitudinal
/ (ˌlɒndʒɪˈtjuːdɪnəl, ˌlɒŋɡ-) /
of or relating to longitude or length
placed or extended lengthways: Compare transverse (def. 1)
psychol (of a study of behaviour) carried on over a protracted period of time
Derived forms of longitudinal
- longitudinally, adverb
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