Lengthwise
['leŋθwaɪz;-ŋkθ-] or ['lɛŋθ,waɪz]
Definition
(adj.) running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; 'the lengthwise dimension' .
Checker: Stella--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.
Edited by Annabel
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Longitudinally.
Typist: Manfred
Examples
- The surfaces of the second rollers contain knives running lengthwise and around. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One roller of each pair was covered with leather, and the other was fluted lengthwise. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The sheet passes over a large drum and through several guide rollers, till it is carried across the table _a h_, where it is cut lengthwise by knives, as it passes along. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The sarcophagus separated in two parts, lengthwise, and the lower part sank down and disclosed a coffin of rock crystal as clear as the atmosphere. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Fig. 7 shows a magnified section of a regularly loaded tube which has been sawed lengthwise. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The eggs rest upon the muslin, which is tightly drawn over narrow slats running lengthwise the bottom of the drawer. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Two to four, depending on the size of the table, run lengthwise through the center, and two or three running equidistant, crosswise. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Manfred