longitudinally Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- catercorner
- kitty-corner
- athwart
- athwart
- across
- crossways
- catercorner
- kitty-corner
- catercornered
- across
- catercornered
- crossways
Weak:
longitudinally Meaning
longitudinally (r)
across time
in the direction of the length
with respect to longitude
longitudinally (adv.)
In the direction of length.
longitudinally Sentence Examples
- The wound extended longitudinally across the patient's limb.
- The incision was made longitudinally along the midline of the abdomen.
- The new runway was constructed longitudinally parallel to the existing one.
- The cracks in the pavement ran longitudinally from north to south.
- The mountain range stretched longitudinally through the central part of the country.
- The magnetic field is strongest longitudinally along the axis of the coil.
- The arteries run longitudinally through the body, carrying blood to and from the organs.
- The vertebral column is aligned longitudinally from the skull to the pelvis.
- The fibers in the muscle contract longitudinally, shortening the muscle.
- The roots of the plant spread longitudinally outwards from the stem.
FAQs About the word longitudinally
across time, in the direction of the length, with respect to longitudeIn the direction of length.
lengthwise,,
crosswise, bias, transversely,transversely, diagonally, diagonally, obliquely, obliquely, bias, crosswise
The wound extended longitudinally across the patient's limb.
The incision was made longitudinally along the midline of the abdomen.
The new runway was constructed longitudinally parallel to the existing one.
The cracks in the pavement ran longitudinally from north to south.
