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longitudinal

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lon·gi·tu·di·nal  (lnj-tdn-l, -tyd-, lôn-)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to longitude or length: a longitudinal reckoning by the navigator; made longitudinal measurements of the hull.
b. Concerned with the development of persons or groups over time: a longitudinal study of twins.
2. Placed or running lengthwise: longitudinal stripes.
longi·tudi·nal·ly adv.
longitudinal
Adjective
1. of longitude or length
2. placed or extended lengthways
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Adj.1.longitudinal - of or relating to lines of longitude; "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"
2.longitudinal - running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"
lengthways, lengthwise - running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension"
3.longitudinal - over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
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The three ramifications mentioned, of which the Duthumi forms the first link, are separated by immense longitudinal plains.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
Their noses were but longitudinal slits in the center of their faces, midway between their mouths and ears.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
They gained the summit only to find themselves on another ravine, and now perceived that this vast mountain, which had presented such a sloping and even side to the distant beholder on the plain, was shagged by frightful precipices, and seamed with longitudinal chasms, deep and dangerous.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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