longitudinal
French, adjective/lɔ̃.ʒi.ty.di.nal/
longitudinal is spelled L-O-N-G-I-T-U-D-I-N-A-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 50,716th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Longitudinal is a French adjective meaning “longitudinal (relating to length; running in the direction of the long axis of a body)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est étendu en long”.
What does longitudinal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
longitudinal (relating to length; running in the direction of the long axis of a body)
- 2
longitudinal (relating to longitude)
- 3
longitudinal (sampling data over time rather than merely once)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est étendu en long. 2. Relatif à la longitude.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of longitudinal
- longitudinale feminine
- longitudinaux masculine plural
- longitudinales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce longitudinal?
- /lɔ̃.ʒi.ty.di.nal/
- \lɔ̃.ʒi.ty.di.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (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 French?
longitudinal appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).