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longitudinal

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longitudinal
1. of or relating to longitude or length
2. Psychol (of a study of behaviour) carried on over a protracted period of time
longitudinal [‚län·jə′tüd·ən·əl]
(science and technology)
Pertaining to the lengthwise dimension.
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The three ramifications mentioned, of which the Duthumi forms the first link, are separated by immense longitudinal plains.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
Their noses were but longitudinal slits in the center of their faces, midway between their mouths and ears.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
They gained the summit only to find themselves on another ravine, and now perceived that this vast mountain, which had presented such a sloping and even side to the distant beholder on the plain, was shagged by frightful precipices, and seamed with longitudinal chasms, deep and dangerous.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
 
 
 
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