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lon⋅gi⋅tu⋅di⋅nal
[lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood-]
–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
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
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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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