longitudinal

[ lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood- ]

/ ˌlɒn dʒɪˈtud n l, -ˈtyud- /

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adjective

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.

noun

a longitudinal framing member, as in the hull of a ship.

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Origin of longitudinal

1535–45; <Latin longitūdin- (stem of longitūdō; see longitude) + -al¹

OTHER 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 Post
When you fail to invest in the health of your population, then there are longitudinal downstream effects.
How bad is your state’s Covid-19 outbreak?|German Lopez|November 11, 2020|Vox
Each end is "caulked," that is, split longitudinally and turned up and down.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
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 Johnston

These Indian canoes consist of long narrow stumps of trees, hollowed longitudinally.
Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests|J. J. von Tschudi
It is of fine-grained sandstone, is drilled longitudinally through the center and decorated as shown.
The Swastika|Thomas Wilson
The 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

longitudinal

/ (ˌlɒndʒɪˈtjuːdɪnəl, ˌlɒŋɡ-) /

adjective

of or relating to longitude or length

placed or extended lengthwaysCompare 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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