longitudinal
Spanish, adjective/lonxitudiˈnal/
longitudinal is spelled L-O-N-G-I-T-U-D-I-N-A-L (12 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,728th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Longitudinal is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “longitudinal (relating to length or longitude)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a la longitud”.
What does longitudinal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelongitudinal (relating to length or longitude)
- 2
femininemasculinelongitudinal (sampling data over time)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la longitud. 2. Se dice de algo hecho o colocado en el sentido o dirección de la longitud.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of longitudinal
- longitudinales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce longitudinal?
- /lonxitudiˈnal/
- [lõŋ.xi.t̪u.ð̞iˈnal]
- [lõŋxit̪uð̞iˈnal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to longitudinal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is longitudinal in Spanish?
longitudinal appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).