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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 (current term) 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

Literary usage of Longitudinal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The Superior longitudinal Sinus occupies the attached margin of the falx cerebri. ... The Inferior longitudinal Sinus, more correctly described as the ..."

2. A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by James Clerk Maxwell (1881)
"This is the distinction between longitudinal and rotational properties. The direction and magnitude of a quantity may depend upon some action or effect ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In the rectum, abo, the longitudinal layer is spread uniformly along the wall, ... The outer layer consists oí longitudinal fasciculi, which are not аз a ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"Part I. Elasticity—continued, T Velocity of Sound in Metals and a Comparison of tbj Moduli of longitudinal and Torsional Elasticities as deti mined by ..."

5. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"In the first group two longitudinal cords and their be retracted into a sheath ... radiate outwards from the brain M well as the two longitudinal cords; ..."

6. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1891)
"Spinal cord of Chick, longitudinal horizontal section, showing same features as in ... longitudinal horizontal section of a slightly later stage than Fig. ..."

7. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1898)
"The following communications were made to the Society : longitudinal Electric ... There is thus no longitudinal wave, and X, Y, Z the components of the ..."

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