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Definition of longitudinal - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
geometryTECH. running in the direction of the long axisTECH.
- The longitudinal stripes on the car are stylish.
2.
researchTECH. sampling data over time in studiesTECH.
- The longitudinal study spanned over ten years.
Expressions with longitudinal
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direction running along the main lengthwise axis of an object or body
Stress was measured in the longitudinal direction of the metal beam.
imaginary line running lengthwise through an object used as reference
The engineer checked alignment along the longitudinal axis of the beam.
wave in which particles oscillate parallel to direction of energy transfer
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move back and forth along the wave's direction..
flat surface that cuts an object lengthwise along its longest direction
The scan was taken in a longitudinal plane through the patient’s spine.
Origin of longitudinal
Latin, longitudo (length) + -al (suffix)
Terms with longitudinal included in their meaning
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geography
orientation along Earth's longitudinal lines
aircraft control
lever controlling aircraft's lateral and longitudinal movements
animal
harmless North American snake with longitudinal stripes
aeronautics
longitudinal line on a fuselage
biology
segment of an organism repeated along its longitudinal axis
roofing
longitudinal member bridging rafters in a roof
medical
longitudinal cleft or fissure
geometry
marked with longitudinal parallel grooves
plant
having three prominent longitudinal angles
Examples of longitudinal in a sentence
Longitudinal beams support the structure. Longitudinal data was collected annually. The research used a longitudinal approach.
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- French:longitudinal, ...
- German:longitudinal, längsschnittlich, ...
- Italian:longitudinale, ...
- Spanish:longitudinal, de seguimiento, ...
- Portuguese:longitudinal, ...
- Chinese:纵向的, 长期的, ...
- Japanese:縦の, 縦断的な, ...
- Arabic:طُولِيّ, ...
- Hebrew:אוֹרְכִּי, רוּחָבִי, ...
- Russian:продольный, ...
- Ukrainian:поздовжній, довготривалий, ...
- Hindi:अनुदैर्ध्य, लॉन्गिट्यूडिनल, ...
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