longitudinal

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌlɔn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/ UK /ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
over an extended time

A longitudinal study of twins.
2

adj
running lengthwise

A thin longitudinal strip.
3

adj
of or relating to lines of longitude

Longitudinal reckoning by the navigator.
4

adj
Running across a set direction of an object.

The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll.

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Synonyms

4 adj · running across a set... lengthwise

Word family

Forms longitudinally

Derived forms dorsolongitudinalheliolongitudinallongitudinallynonlongitudinalpalaeolongitudinalpaleolongitudinalpseudolongitudinal

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longitudinal study
research that follows the same people or subjects over an extended period

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English longitudinal, from Latin longitūdin-, oblique stem of longitūdō (“length, longitude”). By surface analysis, longitude + -in- + -al.

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