longitudinal
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English longitudinal, from Latin , oblique stem of longitūdō ("length, longitude").
Pronunciation- (RP) IPA: /ˌlɒŋɡɪˈt͡juːdɪnl̥/
- (Standard Southern British) IPA: /ˌlɔŋɡɪˈt͡ʃʉwdɪnəl/
- (America) IPA: /ˌlɑnd͡ʒəˈtuːdənəl/
- (Australia) IPA: /lɔŋɡəˈt͡ʃʉːdənəl/
longitudinal (not comparable)
- Relating to length.
- Antonyms: transverse
- The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll.
- Relating to the geographical longitude.
- The longitudinal position of a ship refers to its angular distance east or west from the prime meridian.
- Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
- Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
- (science and social science, of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
- Antonyms: cross-sectional
- longitudinal studies
- French: longitudinal
- German: längenmäßig, longitudinal
- Russian: долго́тный
- Spanish: longitudinal
- German: längslaufend
- Russian: осево́й
- Russian: продо́льный
- German: Längsschnitt
- Spanish: longitudinal
longitudinal (plural longitudinals)
- Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
- (rail transport) A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
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