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lengthwise en · ADJ
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English length
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós
Proto-Germanic *wīsaz
Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz
Proto-West Germanic *-wīs
Old English -wīs
Middle English -wis
English -wise
English lengthwise
From length + -wise.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In the long direction of an oblong object.
A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.
Translations (13)
ga ar a fhad (adjective: in the long direction) · sv längsled (adjective: in the long direction) · cs podélný (adjective: in the long direction) · uk поздо́вжній (adjective: in the long direction) · bg надлъж (adjective: in the long direction) · sip སྐྱུད (adjective: in the long direction) · uk подо́вжній (adjective: in the long direction) · pl podłużny (adjective: in the long direction) · ja 縦 (adjective: in the long direction) · ja 長手方向 (adjective: in the long direction) · pl wzdłużny (adjective: in the long direction) · ru продо́льный (adjective: in the long direction) · fi pitkittäinen (adjective: in the long direction)
lengthwise en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
English length
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós
Proto-Germanic *wīsaz
Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz
Proto-West Germanic *-wīs
Old English -wīs
Middle English -wis
English -wise
English lengthwise
From length + -wise.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) In the long direction of an oblong object.
Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow.
Deriveds
one-half lengthwise
Relateds
depthwise · widthwise · heightwise
Translations (14)
izh pitkittee (adverb: in the long direction) · es a lo largo (adverb: in the long direction) · ca al llarg (adverb: in the long direction) · la longitrorsus (adverb: in the long direction) · nn på langs (adverb: in the long direction) · pl wzdłuż (adverb: in the long direction) · de längs (adverb: in the long direction) · bg по дължина (adverb: in the long direction) · fi pitkittäin (adverb: in the long direction) · nb på langs (adverb: in the long direction) · my လျားလျား (adverb: in the long direction) · ru продо́льный (adverb: in the long direction) · ga ar a fhad (adverb: in the long direction) · it per lungo (adverb: in the long direction)