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longitudinal

 
Dictionary: lon·gi·tu·di·nal   (lŏn'jĭ-tūd'n-əl, -tyūd'-, lôn'-) pronunciation
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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.
  2. Placed or running lengthwise: longitudinal stripes.
longitudinally lon'gi·tu'di·nal·ly adv.

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Longitudinal 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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Translations: Longitudinal
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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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