3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Longitudinal \Lon`gi*tu"di*nal\, n.
A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
longitudinal
adj 1: of or relating to lines of longitude; "longitudinal
reckoning by the navigator"
2: running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip";
"longitudinal measurements of the hull"
3: over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"
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