meaning of 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.
3. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
4. over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of
">twins"
Related Words
longitudinal | longitudinal parity | longitudinal redundancy check | longitudinally |