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longitudinally

lon·gi·tu·dinally

UK/ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuːd.ɪ.n(ə).li/ US/ˌlɒŋ.d͡ʒɪˈtjuːd.ɪ.n(ə).li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

across time

  • “We studied the development of the children longitudinally”
2.

in the direction of the length

  • “He cut the paper lengthwise”
Synonyms
3.

with respect to longitude

  • “longitudinally measured”

Origin

From longitudinal + -ly.

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