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Longitudinally vs Vertically - What's the difference?

longitudinally | vertically |

As adverbs the difference between longitudinally and vertically

is that longitudinally is along lines of longitude, in the direction from pole to pole, meridianally while vertically is in a vertical direction or position.

longitudinally

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Along lines of longitude, in the direction from pole to pole, meridianally.
  • (science, and, social science) By sampling data over time rather than merely once.
  • vertically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a vertical direction or position.
  • Synonyms

    * perpendicularly

    Antonyms

    * horizontally

    Derived terms

    * vertically challenged