longitudinal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/|/ˌlɔŋ.ɡɪˈtʃʉw.dɪ.nəl/    /ˌlɔn.dʒɪˈtu.dɪ.nəl/|/ˌlɔn.dʒəˈtu.də.nəl/|/ˌlɔŋ.ɡəˈtʃʉː.də.nəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
  2. A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
形容词 adj.
  1. Running across a set direction of an object. not-comparable
    — The motion about the longitudinal axis of an airplane is called roll.
  2. Running across a set direction of an object.; Running in the direction of the long axis of a body. not-comparable
    — 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.
  3. Relating to the geographical longitude. not-comparable
    — The longitudinal position of a ship refers to its angular distance east or west from the prime meridian.
  4. Of a study, sampling data over time rather than merely once. not-comparable
    — longitudinal studies

词形变化

longitudinals plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.
词源 2
From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.
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