adjective (technical)
1 going downwards rather than across:
The plant's stem is marked with thin green longitudinal stripes.
2 concerning the development of sth over a period of time:
a longitudinal study of aging
3 connected with longitude:
the town's longitudinal position
longitudinally adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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