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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslongitudinale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /lon.ɡi.tu.diˈna.le/
"È stata condotta un'indagine longitudinale su base decennale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to length or the lengthwise dimension; running parallel to the long axis of an object or structure.
"The engineer inspected the longitudinal beams of the bridge for structural integrity." - 2
Referring to a clinical or sociological study that tracks the same sample of subjects over a prolonged period.
"A longitudinal study spanning twenty years revealed important insights into cognitive aging."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'longitudinalis', stemming from 'longitudo' meaning length, built upon the root 'longus' (long). It entered English in the 17th century primarily through navigational and anatomical contexts to describe measurements or axes running lengthways rather than across.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Longitudinal" is said worldwide
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longitudinal
Transliteration: /lɔ̃.ɡi.ty.di.nal/
"Cette étude longitudinale analyse les habitudes de sommeil."
längsgerichtet
Transliteration: /ˈlɛŋs.ɡəˌʁɪç.tət/
"Die längsgerichteten Schnitte zeigen die innere Struktur."
longitudinale
Transliteration: /lon.ɡi.tu.diˈna.le/
"È stata condotta un'indagine longitudinale su base decennale."
longitudinal
Transliteration: /loŋ.ɡi.tu.diˈnal/
"El estudio longitudinal duró más de diez años."
longitudinal
Transliteration: /lõ.ɡi.tu.diˈnaw/
"A pesquisa longitudinal avaliou o desenvolvimento infantil."
अनुदैर्ध्य
Transliteration: anudairdhya
"यह एक अनुदैर्ध्य अध्ययन है।"
纵向的
Transliteration: zòngxiàng de
"这是一项纵向研究。"
종단적의
Transliteration: jongdanjeg-ui
Script: 종단적인
"이것은 종단적인 연구입니다."
縦断的
Transliteration: jūdan-teki
"これは縦断的な調査です。"
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