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longitudinal (iou)



longitudinal adjective & noun. LME.
[from LONGITUDE + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Extending or proceeding in the direction of the length of a body; running lengthwise. LME.
C. Darwin Several of the species are beautifully coloured with longitudinal stripes. R. F. Chapman Running through the neck are longitudinal muscles.
b. Physics. Of a vibration, wave, etc.: involving displacement parallel to the direction of propagation. M19.
Of or pertaining to length as a dimension; (of extent) in length. M18.
W. Cobbett The number of longitudinal inches of the foot measure.
Of or pertaining to longitude; measured from east to west. L19.
Scholarly Publishing The accurate relocation of the longitudinal position of France.
Involving information about an individual or group at different times throughout a long period. M20.
B. J. Underwood We are interested in the longitudinal aspects, i.e., how they developed.
b. noun.
Anatomy. Either of two muscles of the epigastrium. Only in M16.
A longitudinal member; spec. (a) in iron and steel ships, a plate parallel or nearly so to the vertical keel; (b) a longeron, esp. one in an airship. M19.
? As adjective opp. transverse.
longitudinally adverb in a longitudinal direction; in the direction of the length of an object; lengthways: E18.