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Longitudinal vs Widthwise - What's the difference?

longitudinal | widthwise |

As adjectives the difference between longitudinal and widthwise

is that longitudinal is relating to length, or to longitude while widthwise is directed across the width of an object or place.

As a noun longitudinal

is any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.

As an adverb widthwise is

across the width of an object or place.

longitudinal

English

Adjective

(wikipedia longitudinal) (-)
  • Relating to length, or to longitude.
  • Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
  • Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
  • (science, and, social science, of a study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.

    • Antonyms

    * (relating to length) transverse * (sampling data over time) cross-sectional

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.
  • # A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.
    • ----

    widthwise

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • directed across the width of an object or place.
    • Make a widthwise cut.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Across the width of an object or place.
    • The tubes should be placed widthwise inside the box.