单词 | longitudinally |
释义 | longitudinallyadv. 1. In a longitudinal direction or manner; esp. in the direction of the length of an object, lengthways. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in longitudinal direction alongc1300 endlongc1300 afterlong?a1425 endlonges1473 alength?1523 longways1525 longwise1548 alongst1562 longstways1566 longstwise1566 lengthwisec1580 longst1581 lengthways1599 longitudinally1695 plankwise1815 axially1855 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adverb] > longitudinal vibrations longitudinally1834 the world > matter > physics > science of sound > vibration > [adverb] > with regard to length longitudinally1834 1695 H. Ridley Anat. Brain xvii. 192 Those in the inward or concave Superficies of the Corpus Callosum running transversely by the Septum Lucidum into the Fornix, and from that longitudinally into its hinder Thighs or Pillars. 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 370 The coats of the artery were considerably thickened, and lacerated longitudinally. 1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 4 Style..slit longitudinally. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xvii. 159 The air also vibrates longitudinally. 1925 Science 1 May 468/2 Deep sea waves which are oscillatory and which involve theoretically no translation of water longitudinally. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder vii. 147 The trusses must be braced with additional timbers running across them both longitudinally and diagonally. 2013 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 Sept. a13/4 Theranos's tools may also allow doctors to analyze data ‘longitudinally’—to see trends, clusters and rates of change. 2. In respect of longitude, with changing longitude; in an east–west direction. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [adverb] > longitude longitudinally1759 1759 W. Herbert tr. J. B. B. d'Anville Geogr. Illustr. Map of India iii. 48 Ptolemy not knowing the bearings of all this extent of the coast..has drawn the coast longitudinally, or nearly upon the same parallel. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. vi. 303 A broad band of latitude, extending longitudinally from the Pyrenees to the east Coast of China. 1964 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 69 1869/2 Its magnitude varies latitudinally with a characteristic scale of about 108 cm, but longitudinally (or with local time) it varies little. 2003 Nature 14 Aug. 735 Some aurora appear latitudinally narrow but longitudinally elongated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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