Dictionary Definition
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"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
longitudinalAntonyms
Translations
relating to length, or to longitude
running in the direction of the long axis of a
body
- Finnish: pitkittäinen
forward and/or backward, relative to some
defined direction
- Finnish: pitkittäis-
Extensive Definition
The term, longitudinal means "along the major (or
long) axis" as opposed to latitudinal which means "along the
width", transverse, or across.
- In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle, front to back.
- Longitudinal wave
- Longitudinal study
See also: longitude