longitudinal
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
longitudinal (not comparable)
- Relating to length, or to longitude.
- Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
- Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
- (sciences and social sciences, of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
[edit] Antonyms
- (relating to length): transverse
- (sampling data over time): cross-sectional
[edit] Translations
relating to length, or to longitude
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running in the direction of the long axis of a body
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forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction
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sampling data over time
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
longitudinal m. and f. (plural longitudinales)
- longitudinal (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought)
