lengthwise

Adjective

• running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
  • "the lengthwise dimension"

Adverb

• in the direction of the length
  • "He cut the paper lengthwise"

Adj

• In the long direction of an oblong object.

Adv

• In the long direction of an oblong object.

Examples

• "A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools."
• "Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow."

Synonyms

lengthways, longitudinally, longways, longwise

Antonyms

crosswise

Related Words

depthwise, heightwise, widthwise