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Definition of Longitudinal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to lines of longitude. "Longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"

2. Adjective. Running lengthwise. "Longitudinal measurements of the hull"

3. Adjective. Over an extended time. "A longitudinal study of twins"

Definition of Longitudinal

1. a. Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.

2. n. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

Definition of Longitudinal

1. Adjective. Relating to length, or to longitude. ¹

2. Adjective. Running in the direction of the long axis of a body. ¹

3. Adjective. Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction. ¹

4. Adjective. (science and social science of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once. ¹

5. Noun. Any longtitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Longitudinal

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Longitudinal

1. The word come from the Latin longitudo meaning length. Hence, longitudinal means along the length, running lengthwise, or (by extension) over the course of time. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Longitudinal

longipalp longipennate longipennes longipennine longiroster longirosters longirostral longirostres longish longissimus capitis

longissimus cervicis longissimus muscle longissimus thoracis longitude longitudes longitudinal longitudinal aberration longitudinal arc of skull longitudinal arch of foot longitudinal bands of cruciform ligament

longitudinal canals of modiolus longitudinal dissociation longitudinal fissure of cerebrum longitudinal fold of duodenum longitudinal fracture longitudinal layer of muscular coat longitudinal layers of muscular tunics longitudinal lie longitudinal ligament

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