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longitudinally

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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.
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Adv.1.longitudinally - across time; "We studied the development of the children longitudinally"
2.longitudinally - in the direction of the length; "He cut the paper lengthwise"
lengthways, lengthwise, longways, longwise
3.longitudinally - with respect to longitude; "longitudinally measured"
Translations
longitudinally [ˌlɒŋgɪˈtjuːdɪnəlɪ] ADV → longitudinalmente
longitudinally
adv → der Länge nach


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Only once did I perceive a human being, and that was at the intersection of our crossroad with the wide, white turnpike which cuts each cultivated district longitudinally at its exact center.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The road itself is a curious affair; it consists in its whole length, with the exception of very few parts, of great logs of wood, which are either broad and laid longitudinally, or narrow and placed transversely.
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This time there were five pieces of ham ranged longitudinally on the plate, with one piece immediately under them at the center of the line.
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