What does longitudinal mean?

Definitions for longitudinal
ˌlɒn dʒɪˈtud n l, -ˈtyud-lon·gi·tu·di·nal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. longitudinaladjective

    of or relating to lines of longitude

    "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator"

  2. longitudinaladjective

    running lengthwise

    "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"

  3. longitudinaladjective

    over an extended time

    "a longitudinal study of twins"

Wiktionary

  1. longitudinalnoun

    Any longtitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.

  2. longitudinaladjective

    Relating to length, or to longitude.

  3. longitudinaladjective

    Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.

  4. longitudinaladjective

    Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.

  5. longitudinaladjective

    Sampling data over time rather than merely once.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Longitudinaladjective

    Measured by the length; running in the longest direction.

    Etymology: from longitude; longitudinal, French.

    Longitudinal is opposed to transverse: these vesiculæ are distended, and their longitudinal diameters straitened, and so the length of the whole muscle shortened. George Cheyne.

ChatGPT

  1. longitudinal

    Longitudinal refers to a type of study, data collection, or analysis that occurs over a prolonged period of time, where data is collected at multiple time points from the same subjects or items. It can also refer to anything running or occurring in the direction of the long axis of a structure or object, such as in anatomy or geography.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Longitudinaladjective

    of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance

  2. Longitudinaladjective

    extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body

  3. Longitudinalnoun

    a railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. longitudinal.]

Entomology

  1. Longitudinal

    in the direction of the long axis.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of longitudinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of longitudinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of longitudinal in a Sentence

  1. Rebecca Ryan:

    There probably is reverse causation, but one of the things that some of the longitudinal research suggests is that when you look at kids over time -- so controlling for baseline rates of misbehavior -- children who are disciplined with corporal punishment versus those who are not, who have the same kinds of behavior problems, show increases in behavior problems over time in a way that children who aren't disciplined that way don't, so yes, there is probably some truth to the idea that kids who are predisposed to misbehavior for whatever reason are more likely to be spanked by parents who use that form of discipline than kids who are less likely to misbehave for whatever reason.

  2. John Hutton:

    We hope to extend this knowledge by looking more closely at different aspects of reading environments, at-risk populations and interventions, and ultimately conduct a longitudinal study of key contributors to brain networks supporting literacy from birth through kindergarten.

  3. Trevor Price:

    The shift from physician-centric to consumer-centric care delivery and building a longitudinal relationship with patients - that process is the single most-talked-about trend in healthcare.

  4. Jeff Williams:

    We want to follow the science all the way to the end, no matter what the outcomes are, and run this longitudinal study, it's not something that we have to do, but it's the right thing to do.

  5. Benjamin Burroughs:

    There are no longitudinal studies that show a link between violence and video games, certainly, there is no linkage to gun violence.

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