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Dictionary: length·wise   (lĕngkth'wīz', lĕngth'-, lĕnth'-) pronunciation
 
adv. & adj.

Of, along, or in reference to the direction of the length; longitudinally.


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IN BRIEF: In the direction of the longest side.

pronunciation Fold the paper lengthwise so that you have two long columns.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
  Synonym: lengthways
  Antonym: crosswise (meaning #1)


The adverb lengthwise has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the direction of the length
  Synonyms: lengthways, longwise, longways, longitudinally


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - i længden, efter længden, på langs
adj. - som er anbragt på langs

Nederlands (Dutch)
in de lengte

Français (French)
adv. - dans le sens de la longueur (un pli), dans le sens de la hauteur (un tissu), en long
adj. - dans le sens de la longueur, dans le sens de la hauteur

Deutsch (German)
adv. - der Länge nach
adj. - Länge..., längs

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - κατά μήκος, στο μάκρος

Italiano (Italian)
per il lungo

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - longitudinalmente, de comprido

Русский (Russian)
продольный, в длину

Español (Spanish)
adv. - longitudinalmente, a lo largo
adj. - situado,dirigido o que se mueve en forma longitudinal

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - på längden, längsefter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
纵长, 纵长的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 縱長
adj. - 縱長的

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 긴 , 길게 , 세로로
adj. - 긴 , 세로의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 長い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بالطول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮לאורך‬
adj. - ‮משתרע לאורך, נע לאורך‬


 
 

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