lengthwise
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of lengthwise
Example Sentences
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When cut lengthwise, the two carrot halves curl because the difference in stress becomes unbalanced.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024
To find out why they do this, scientists chopped carrots lengthwise to expose their insides, which helped them collect data on how the inner core of the carrot would be affected by refrigeration.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2024
Slice baguette in half lengthwise and pull out most of interior bread, leaving all crust fully intact.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2023
Flat, sparsely populated and split lengthwise by the river, the parish juts into the Gulf of Mexico at Louisiana’s southeastern tip.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023
Even from here I can see the strands of my hair on the pillow, and the narrow indentation running lengthwise down the mattress.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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