longitudinal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌlɒŋ.ɡəˈtʃʉː.də.nəl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˌlɑn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˌlɑn.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/ (cot-caught-merger) weak vowel merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌlɒŋ.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/ (Canada)
- /ˌlɔŋ.ɡɪˈtʃʉw.dɪ.nəl/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˌlɔŋ.ɡəˈtʃʉː.də.nəl/ (Australia)
- /ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌlɔn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/ (General-American)
- [ˌlɔ̟ŋɡəˈtʃʉːdənəl] (New-Zealand)
- /ˌlɔn.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/ (General-American) weak vowel merger
Etymology
From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Running across a set direction of an object.
...forming the bottom of the hopper, in combination with the recriprocating longitudinal movement of the same, for the purpose of regulating the feed from the hopper, substantially as herein set forth.
1847, editorial staff, “Winnowing Machines”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll.
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(not-comparable) Running across a set direction of an object. ▸ Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
Unlike the older trains, the new units have walk-through carriages and longitudinal rather than transverse seating.
2023 February 22, Paul Stephen, “TfL reveals first of new B23s for Docklands Light Railway”, in RAIL, number 977, page 12:The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car.
1960 November, “New electric multiple-units for British Railways: Glasgow Suburban”, in Trains Illustrated, page 660:The third rotation is about the longitudinal axis of the thigh.
2008, Youlian Hong, Roger Bartlett, editors, Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science, Routledge, →ISBN, page 165:
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(not-comparable) Relating to the geographical longitude.
The longitudinal position of a ship refers to its angular distance east or west from the prime meridian.
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(not-comparable) Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once.
longitudinal studies
Examining national longitudinal data, Mossakowski has found that people who were unemployed for long periods in their teens or early 20s are far more likely to develop a habit of heavy drinking (five or more drinks in one sitting) by the time they approach middle age.
2010 March 1, Don Peck, “How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America”, in The Atlantic:
Coordinates
latitudinal · transverse · cross-sectional · transverse
Deriveds
longitudinal recording · nonlongitudinal · pseudolongitudinal · paleolongitudinal · medial longitudinal fasciculus · longitudinal aberration · dorsolongitudinal · longitudinally · longitudinal system · longitudinal fissure · longitudinal wave · heliolongitudinal · palaeolongitudinal · longitudinal relaxation time
Synonyms
craniocaudal · cephalocaudal · lengthwise · rostrocaudal · lengthwise
Translations (35)
fi longitudinaalinen (relating to longitude) · fr longitudinal (relating to length) · ru продо́льный (relating to length) · fi pituussuuntainen (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · ja 進行方向の (relating to length) · fi pitkittäinen (relating to length) · de longitudinal (relating to length) · nl overlangs (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · hu hosszmetszeti (sampling data over time) · cy hydredol (relating to length) · hu longitudinális (sampling data over time) · fi pitkittäinen (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · hu hosszirányú (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · de längenmäßig (relating to length) · es longitudinal (sampling data over time) · fi pituussuuntainen (relating to length) · ru долго́тный (relating to length) · sh dugoročni (sampling data over time) · de Längsschnitt (sampling data over time) · bg надлъжен (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · fi pituus- (relating to length) · ga comhréireach (sampling data over time) · ro longitudinal (relating to length) · pl długościowy (relating to length) · de längslaufend (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · sh дугорочни (sampling data over time) · ru осево́й (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · hu hosszanti (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · ja 縦の (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · fi pitkittäinen (sampling data over time) · cy hydredol (running in the direction of the long axis of a body) · ja 経度の (relating to length) · pl podłużny (relating to length) · es longitudinal (relating to length) · cs podélný (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)