A longitudinal wave is one that vibrates in the direction of propagation.
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Longitudinal
/ˌlɒŋ.ɡɪˈtjuː.dɪ.nəl/
Synonyms for "longitudinal" (16 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
ancient history timelineaxial
Noun(2 words)
benchmark datacohort related
Strong matches (4)
Adjective(2 words)
economic change over timelengthwise
Noun(1 words)
ecosystem health monitoring
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (8)
Noun(6 words)
life-cyclelongitudinal data collection strategymeridianrepeated measures datasecond-language developmenttime-series data
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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2 entriesorientationstudy design
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4 entrieslengthwise cutlongitudinal sectionpanel studyrepeated measures design
Collocations
6 entrieslengthwise cutlengthwise directionlongitudinal axislongitudinal datalongitudinal sectionlongitudinal study
Inflections
2 entriesmore longitudinalmost longitudinal
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
3 entriesSample 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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