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Definition of Longitudinal

Longitudinal
Longitudinal Lon`gi*tu"di*nal, n. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Longitudinal
Longitudinal Lon`gi*tu"di*nal, 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.

Meaning of Longitudinal from wikipedia

- Look up longitudinal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Longitudinal is a geometric term of location which may refer to: Longitude Line of longitude...
- A longitudinal study (or longitudinal survey, or panel study) is a research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables (e.g., people)...
- Longitudinal waves are waves in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels and displacement of the medium is in the...
- In flight dynamics, longitudinal stability is the stability of an aircraft in the longitudinal, or pitching, plane. This characteristic is important in...
- Longitudinal axis may refer to: In anatomy, going from head to tail; see Anatomical terms of location § Axes In aviation, nose to tail of a plane; see...
- Longitudinal framing (also called the Isherwood system after British naval architect Sir Joseph Isherwood, who patented it in 1906) is a method of ship...
- The longitudinal fissure (or cerebral fissure, great longitudinal fissure, median longitudinal fissure, interhemispheric fissure) is the deep groove that...
- A longitudinal mode of a resonant cavity is a particular standing wave pattern formed by waves confined in the cavity. The longitudinal modes correspond...
- In automotive engineering, a longitudinal engine is an internal combustion engine in which the crankshaft is oriented along the long axis of the vehicle...
- Magnetic recording methods: Heat-****isted magnetic recording (HAMR) Longitudinal magnetic recording (LMR) Perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR), also...