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longitudinal
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longitudinal
adj.
of or pertaining to longitude or length; running lengthwise
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Longitudinal
Longitudinal is a geometric term of location which may refer to:
- Longitudinal engine, an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, front to back
- Longitudinal mode, a particular standing wave pattern of a resonant cavity formed by waves confined in the cavity
- Longitudinal redundancy check, in telecommunication, a form of redundancy check that is applied independently to each of a parallel group of bit streams.
- Longitudinal study, a research study that involves repeated observations of the same items over long periods of time — often many decades
- Longitudinal voltage, in telecommunication, a voltage induced or appearing along the length of a transmission medium
- Longitudinal wave, a wave with oscillations or vibrations along or parallel to their direction of travel
- Longitudinal/longitudinally are also anatomical terms of location.
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longitudinal
Adjective
1. of or relating to lines of longitude; "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"
(pertainym) meridian, longitude, line of longitude
2. running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"
(similar) lengthwise, lengthways
3. over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"
(similar) long
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longitudinal
adj.
lengthwise, longitudinal
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longitudinal
adj.
lengthwise, along the length; longitudinal, of or pertaining to longitude or length; running lengthwise
