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[ adverb ] in the direction of the length

Examples

"He cut the paper lengthwise"

Used in print

(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)

The resulting magnetic effect proved stronger than when the discharge was made lengthwise .

Related terms

longitudinal longitudinal

2
[ adjective ] running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing

Synonyms

lengthways

Examples

"the lengthwise dimension"

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