longitudinal
/ˌlɔn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Running across a set direction of an object.
adj
Running across a set direction of an object.
adj
Relating to the geographical longitude.
noun
Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
noun
A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Example Sentences
- "The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll."
- "...forming the bottom of the hopper, in combination with the recriprocating longitudinal movement of the same, for the purpose of regulating the feed from the hopper, substantially as herein set forth."
- "The units have transverse seats, two and three astride the passageway with single or double longitudinal seats alongside the two entrance vestibules in each car."
- "The third rotation is about the longitudinal axis of the thigh."
- "Unlike the older trains, the new units have walk-through carriages and longitudinal rather than transverse seating."
- "The longitudinal position of a ship refers to its angular distance east or west from the prime meridian."
Etymology
From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌlɔn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/
- British English: /ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/