What does "longitudinal" mean?
Longitudinal: Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body. Cheyne.
Additional senses
- 2.A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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