Definition of LONGITUDINALLY

longitudinally

Adverb

  • across time
    • "We studied the development of the children longitudinally"
  • in the direction of the length
  • with respect to longitude
    • "longitudinally measured"

Adv

  • Along lines of longitude, in the direction from pole to pole, meridianally.
  • By sampling data over time rather than merely once.
  • Lengthwise (rather than crosswise).

Origin / Etymology

From longitudinal + -ly.

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