longitudinal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Relating to length.
2. (not-comparable) Relating to the geographical longitude.
3. (not-comparable) Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
4. (not-comparable) Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
5. (not-comparable) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.

Noun

1. Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
2. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

Opposite of

transverse, cross-sectional

Synonyms

lengthwise

even mode

voltage to ground mode

fore-and-aft

axial

vertical

common

common-mode

lengthways

linear

longitudinal beam

nearly

perpendicular

stringer

throughout

upright

about that

L

before and after

front and back

before and behind

portrait style

longitudinal direction

carline

roll axis

axial direction

longitudinal girder

lengthwise direction

longitudinal member

machine direction

longitudinal runner

fore-and-aft beam

longn

along

longitudinal bearer

approximately

around

asymmetrical

context

endwise

in-line

length

Translations

longitudinal

longitudinale

longitudinal

longitudinal

طولي

longitudinal

längslaufend

Längen …

uzunlamasına

longitudinaal

A-Achse

Längs

Längsspannungsglied

längs laufend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌlɒŋɡɪˈt͡juːdɪnl̥/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: longitudinal

In summary

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