longitudinal
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lon·gi·tu·di·nal
(lŏn'jĭ-tūd'n-əl, -tyūd'-, lôn'-) 
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adj.
- Of or relating to longitude or length: a longitudinal reckoning by the navigator; made longitudinal measurements of the hull.
- Concerned with the development of persons or groups over time: a longitudinal study of twins.
- Placed or running lengthwise: longitudinal stripes.
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categories related to 'longitudinal'
- Dimensions and Directions - longitudinal: (adj) placed or moving lengthwise; having top-to-bottom extent
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Longitudinal
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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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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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