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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.
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Longitudinal
is always a great word to know.
So is aschelminthes. Does it mean:
| major grouping of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms |
| having a backbone or spinal column |
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Example Sentences
- Social scientists who study relational aggression point to a dearth of longitudinal data.
- Its suport for longitudinal data and multiple level models is still the strongest.
- The new research literature on longitudinal data does not show that happiness is barely affected by changes.
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World English Dictionary
| longitudinal (ˌlɒndʒɪˈtjuːdɪnəl, ˌlɒŋɡ-) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to longitude or length |
| 2. | Compare transverse placed or extended lengthways |
| 3. | psychol (of a study of behaviour) carried on over a protracted period of time |
| longi'tudinally | |
| —adv | |
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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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