( a. )
Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body.
( a. )
Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012