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lon⋅gi⋅tu⋅di⋅nal

  [lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood-]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
2. extending in the direction of the length of a thing; running lengthwise: a thin, longitudinal stripe.
3. Zoology. pertaining to or extending along the long axis of the body, or the direction from front to back, or head to tail.
4. pertaining to a research design or survey in which the same subjects are observed repeatedly over a period of time.
–noun
5. a longitudinal framing member, as in the hull of a ship.
Origin:
1535–45; < L longitūdin- (s. of longitūdō; see longitude ) + -al 1

Related forms:
lon⋅gi⋅tu⋅di⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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lon·gi·tu·di·nal   (lŏn'jĭ-tōōd'n-əl, -tyōōd'-, lôn'-)   
adj.  
    1. Of or relating to longitude or length: a longitudinal reckoning by the navigator; made longitudinal measurements of the hull.
    2. Concerned with the development of persons or groups over time: a longitudinal study of twins.
  2. Placed or running lengthwise: longitudinal stripes.
lon'gi·tu'di·nal·ly adv.
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Longitudinal

Lon`gi*tu"di*nal\, a. [Cf. F. longitudinal.]

1. Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.

2. Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body. --Cheyne.

Longitudinal

Lon`gi*tu"di*nal\, n. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
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Main Entry: lon·gi·tu·di·nal
Pronunciation: "län-j&-'t(y)üd-&n-&l, -n&l, Brit also"lä[ng]-g&-'tyüd-
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or occurring in the lengthwise dimension longitudinal bone fracture>
2 : extending along or relating to the anteroposterior axis of a body or part longitudinal fission>
3 : involvingthe repeated observation or examination of a set of subjects over time with respect to one or more study variables (as general health, the state of a disease, or mortality) longitudinalstudy of heart transplant recipients over a five-year period> —lon·gi·tu·di·nal·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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longitudinal lon·gi·tu·di·nal (lŏn'jĭ-t&oomacr;d'n-əl, -ty&oomacr;d'-)
adj.
Running in the direction of the long axis of the body or any of its parts.

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