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longitudinal
[ lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood- ]
adjective
- 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.
noun
- a longitudinal framing member, as in the hull of a ship.
longitudinal
/ ËŒlÉ’Å‹É¡-; ËŒlÉ’ndʒɪˈtjuËdɪnÉ™l /
adjective
- of or relating to longitude or length
- placed or extended lengthways Compare transverse
- psychol (of a study of behaviour) carried on over a protracted period of time
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ô´Ç²Ô²µ¾±Ëˆ³Ù³Ü»å¾±²Ô²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô´Ç²Ôg¾±Â·³Ù³Üd¾±Â·²Ô²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of longitudinal1
Example Sentences
The researchers looked at data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, which they noted is considered to be “gold standard longitudinal study of earnings and employment dynamics†in social sciences.
The researchers found that the auroras had longitudinal structures that were aligned with magnetic field lines, the first time they had been identified in a low-latitude, blue-dominant aurora.
The data used in this study was collected as part of the Childhood Development after Cochlear Implantation Study, a national, multi-site longitudinal study.
"This is a possibility that should be examined in large-scale longitudinal studies that heavily sample brain and behavioral measures during the first postnatal years."
The longitudinal survey, which included participants from across the country, focused on two different points during the early weeks of the pandemic.
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