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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Julian Bailes:

   There's so many things about CTE we don't understand, there never has been long-term longitudinal studies that analyze who gets it and exactly why, what the prevalence of it is, and then who progresses. There may be a group that doesn't progress.

2. 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.

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. Richard Isaacson:

   I would call this a pilot study, the call to action would be that we need more robust longitudinal studies with a pre - and a post-assessment of more than brain imaging. The study should also measure cognitive and neurological function and look for changes.

5. 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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Longitudinal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Longitudinal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Longitudinal
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Longitudinal
5. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Longitudinal