A longitudinal wave is one that vibrates in the direction of propagation.
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Longitudinal
//ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl//
Synonyms for "longitudinal" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (1)
Related words (3)
Adjective(2 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriescoordinate
3 entriesderived
14 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- надлъжен adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
Czech
1 entries- podélný adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
Dutch
1 entries- overlangs adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
Finnish
4 entries- longitudinaalinen adj (relating to longitude)
- pitkittäinen adj (relating to length)
- pitkittäinen adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
- pitkittäinen adj (sampling data over time)
French
1 entries- longitudinal adj (relating to length)
German
4 entries- Längsschnitt adj (sampling data over time)
- longitudinal adj (relating to length)
- längenmäßig adj (relating to length)
- längslaufend adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
Hungarian
4 entries- hosszanti adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
- hosszirányú adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
- hosszmetszeti adj (sampling data over time)
- longitudinális adj (sampling data over time)
Irish
1 entries- comhréireach adj (sampling data over time)
Japanese
3 entries- 経度の adj (relating to length)
- 縦の adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
- 進行方向の adj (relating to length)
Māori
1 entries- tari noun (any piece lying longitudinally)
Polish
2 entries- długościowy adj (relating to length)
- podłużny adj (relating to length)
Romanian
1 entries- longitudinal adj (relating to length)
Russian
3 entries- долго́тный adj (relating to length)
- осево́й adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
- продо́льный adj (relating to length)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- dugoročni adj (sampling data over time)
- дугорочни adj (sampling data over time)
Spanish
2 entries- longitudinal adj (relating to length)
- longitudinal adj (sampling data over time)
Welsh
2 entries- hydredol adj (relating to length)
- hydredol adj (running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Sound propagates via longitudinal waves.
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From the theory of relativity, Einstein has calculated both the transverse and the longitudinal accelerations experienced by a charged body moving in an electromagnetic field.
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The lead researcher of the study, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, explained that the data that were used were based on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health.
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