longitudinal

Plural: longitudinals

Adjective

• of or relating to lines of longitude
  • "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"

Adjective Satellite

• running lengthwise
  • "a thin longitudinal strip"
  • "longitudinal measurements of the hull"
• over an extended time
  • "a longitudinal study of twins"

Adj

• Relating to length.
• Relating to the geographical longitude.
• Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
• Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
• Sampling data over time rather than merely once.

Noun

• Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
• A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

Examples

• longitudinal studies
• The longitudinal position of a ship refers to its angular distance east or west from the prime meridian.
• The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll.

Antonyms

cross-sectional, transverse

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