longitudinal
observed repeatedly over time
A longitudinal study looks at the same people or things more than once over a period of time.
longitudinal [study/research/data/survey/analysis]
- The study uses a longitudinal design, interviewing the same families every two years.
- Longitudinal evidence suggests that sleep patterns in adolescence can affect health later in life.
- The team combined longitudinal data from three school districts.
- It was a longitudinal study of children over ten years.
- The researchers collected longitudinal data every spring.
running along the length
Something longitudinal goes from one end of something to the other, along its length.
longitudinal [axis/section/crack/incision/direction]
- The engineer inspected a longitudinal crack running down the pipe.
- The surgeon made a small longitudinal incision along the tendon.
- The fabric has longitudinal stripes running from top to bottom.
- The longitudinal line runs from one end to the other.
- They cut the carrot in a longitudinal direction.
related to geographic longitude
Longitudinal information is connected with longitude, the east-west position of a place on a map.
longitudinal [coordinate/line/variation/extent]
- The database records both latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates for each site.
- The map marks longitudinal lines at fifteen-degree intervals.
- The study found clear longitudinal variation in rainfall across the region.
- Longitudinal coordinates tell how far east or west a place is.
- The globe shows longitudinal lines from pole to pole.
- Base: longitudinal
longitudinal analysis
1analysis of change over time
Longitudinal analysis studies how the same people or things change over time.
- Longitudinal analysis showed that symptoms decreased after the program.
- The report uses longitudinal analysis to compare employment outcomes before and after graduation.
- The researchers applied longitudinal analysis to monthly survey responses.
longitudinal axis
1lengthwise central line
The longitudinal axis is the main line that runs along the length of something.
- An airplane rolls around its longitudinal axis.
- The MRI image was aligned with the patient’s longitudinal axis.
- The cylinder is strongest when the load is applied along its longitudinal axis.
longitudinal data
1repeated data over time
Longitudinal data is information collected from the same people or things more than once over time.
- The app collects longitudinal data on users’ sleep over several months.
- The researchers used longitudinal data to track changes in income.
- Longitudinal data from patients helped identify early warning signs.
longitudinal section
1lengthwise cut or view
A longitudinal section shows something cut from one end to the other.
- The diagram shows a longitudinal section of the flower.
- They prepared a longitudinal section of the stem for the microscope.
- A longitudinal section of the bridge revealed corrosion inside the beam.
longitudinal study
1study following subjects over time
A longitudinal study checks the same people or things again and again over time.
- The longitudinal study has followed 5,000 children since birth.
- Findings from a longitudinal study can show how habits change over time.
- She joined a longitudinal study on aging and memory.
longitudinal wave
1wave vibrating parallel to travel
In a longitudinal wave, the material moves back and forth in the same direction the wave moves.
- Sound waves in air are longitudinal waves.
- In a slinky, a longitudinal wave moves as coils compress and spread out along the direction of travel.
- The class compared longitudinal waves with transverse waves.