Longitudinal : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Longitudinal	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Longitudinal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
longitudinal adj of or relating to lines of longitude; "longitudinal reckoning by the navigator" running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull" over an extended time; "a longitudinal study of twins"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Longitudinal \Lon`gitu"dinal\, 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Longitudinal \Lon`gitu"dinal\, n. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.