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longitudinal

/lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood-/US // ˌlɒn dʒɪˈtud n l, -ˈtyud- //UK // (ˌlɒndʒɪˈtjuːdɪnəl, ˌlɒŋɡ-) //

纵向的,纵向,纵贯线,纵贯

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
    • : extending in the direction of the length of a thing; running lengthwise: a thin, longitudinal stripe.
    • : Zoology. pertaining to or extending along the long axis of the body, or the direction from front to back, or head to tail.
    • : pertaining to a research design or survey in which the same subjects are observed repeatedly over a period of time.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a longitudinal framing member, as in the hull of a ship.

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Examples

  • So the longitudinal evidence does seem to point toward smartphones not affecting us in the long run.

  • It will likely be close in longitudinal stiffness to the $225 shoe from the same brand, but torsional stiffness may be lacking, which can lead to fatigue or foot pain on long days.

  • The data came from the University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study, a longitudinal survey that’s been going on for years.

  • This is an exercise that’s already built into those big, longitudinal retirement studies.

  • The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth gathered self-reported data from 1985 that sampled eye-color distributions of Americans.

  • Paul: We're just beginning to gather longer term longitudinal data.

  • There are also eight or nine similar white points between the base of the lower wings and the band of longitudinal spots.

  • The longitudinal drag due to the friction of a train when braked, about one-seventh of the weight of the train.

  • Great advances, or at all events alterations, have gradually been made in the longitudinal design of the boats.

  • The veins of the leaves always run parallel and in a longitudinal direction.

  • The muzzle is very thick, long, and surrounded on both sides with deep longitudinal wrinkles.