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longitudinal

Pronunciation: /ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/

The English word “longitudinal” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Running across a set direction of an object.
  2. Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
  3. Relating to the geographical longitude.
  4. Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once.

noun

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

Etymology

From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.

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