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longitudinal

  (lŏn'jĭ-tūd'n-əl, -tyūd'-, lôn'-) pronunciation
adj.
    1. Of or relating to longitude or length: a longitudinal reckoning by the navigator; made longitudinal measurements of the hull.
    2. Concerned with the development of persons or groups over time: a longitudinal study of twins.
  1. Placed or running lengthwise: longitudinal stripes.
longitudinally lon'gi·tu'di·nal·ly adv.
 
 
Wikipedia: longitudinal (disambiguation)

The term, longitudinal means "along the major (or long) axis" as opposed to latitudinal which means "along the width", transverse, or across.

See also: longitude

Anatomy

In anatomy, the longitudinal plane is either the coronal plane or sagittal plane.


 
Translations: Translations for: Longitudinal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - på langs, længde

Nederlands (Dutch)
longitudinaal, betreffende lengtegraad, overlangs

Français (French)
adj. - longitudinal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Längen-, längsgerichtet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαμήκης

Italiano (Italian)
longitudinale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - longitudinal

Русский (Russian)
продольный элемент конструкции, продольный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - longitudinal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - längd-, längsgående, på längden, längsefter, longitud-

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
轻度的, 纵的, 经线的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 輕度的, 縱的, 經線的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 경도의 , 종축의 , 세로 길이의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 経度の, 経線の, 長さの, 縦の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طولي, طولاني, موضوع أو ممتد بالطول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמשך לאורך, אורכי, של מיצהר‬


 
 

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