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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/
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British, Southern, Standard:
/ˌlɔŋ.ɡɪˈtʃʉw.dɪ.nəl/
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General-American:
/ˌlɔn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/
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General-American:
/ˌlɔn.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/
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/ˌlɑn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/
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cot-caught-merger:
/ˌlɑn.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/
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Canada:
/ˌlɒŋ.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/
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Australian:
/ˌlɔŋ.ɡəˈtʃʉː.də.nəl/
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New-Zealand:
/ˌlɒŋ.ɡəˈtʃʉː.də.nəl/
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New-Zealand:
[ˌlɔ̟ŋɡəˈtʃʉːdənəl]
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CMU ARPABET:
L AA2 N JH AH0 T UW1 D AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Running across a set direction of an object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lengthwise
Antonyms: none provided
Running across a set direction of an object.
Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: lengthwise, craniocaudal, cephalocaudal, rostrocaudal
Antonyms: none provided
Relating to the geographical longitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The longitudinal position of a ship refers to its angular distance east or west from the prime meridian.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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of or relating to lines of longitude
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
longitudinal reckoning by the navigator
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
over an extended time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a longitudinal study of twins
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
running lengthwise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a thin longitudinal strip longitudinal measurements of the hull
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From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.
Across languages
Translations 37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish :
pitkittäinen
— relating to length
Finnish :
pituussuuntainen
— relating to length
Finnish :
pituus-
— relating to length
French :
longitudinal
— relating to length
German :
längenmäßig
— relating to length
German :
longitudinal
— relating to length
Japanese :
経度の
(keido no)
— relating to length
Japanese :
進行方向の
(shinkōhōkō no)
— relating to length
Polish :
podłużny
— relating to length
Polish :
długościowy
— relating to length
Romanian :
longitudinal
— relating to length
Russian :
долго́тный
(dolgótnyj)
— relating to length
Russian :
продо́льный
(prodólʹnyj)
— relating to length
Spanish :
longitudinal
— relating to length
Welsh :
hydredol
— relating to length
Finnish :
longitudinaalinen
— relating to longitude
Bulgarian :
надлъжен
(nadlǎžen)
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Czech :
podélný
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Dutch :
overlangs
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Finnish :
pitkittäinen
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Finnish :
pituussuuntainen
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
German :
längslaufend
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Hungarian :
hosszanti
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Hungarian :
hosszirányú
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Japanese :
縦の
(tate no)
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Russian :
осево́й
(osevój)
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Welsh :
hydredol
— running in the direction of the long axis of a body
Finnish :
pitkittäinen
— sampling data over time
German :
Längsschnitt
— sampling data over time
Hungarian :
longitudinális
— sampling data over time
Hungarian :
hosszmetszeti
— sampling data over time
Irish :
comhréireach
— sampling data over time
Serbo-Croatian :
дугорочни
— sampling data over time
Serbo-Croatian :
dugoročni
— sampling data over time
Spanish :
longitudinal
— sampling data over time
Māori :
tari
— any piece lying longitudinally
Finnish :
pitkittäispölkky
— type of railway sleeper
