lengthwise

lengthwise
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. longitudinally, the long way, along, endlong, from end to end, from stem to stern, overall, fore and aft, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom; see also alongside .
Ant. crosswise, across, from side to side.

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  • lengthwise — index along Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • lengthwise — (adv.) 1570s, from LENGTH (Cf. length) + WISE (Cf. wise) (n.). As an adjective by 1871 …   Etymology dictionary

  • lengthwise — ► ADVERB ▪ lengthways. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lying or moving lengthways …   English terms dictionary

  • lengthwise — [leŋkth′wāz΄leŋkth′wīz΄, leŋ′wīz΄] adv., adj. in the direction of the length: also lengthways [leŋkth′wāz΄] …   English World dictionary

  • lengthwise — lengthways, lengthwise For the adjective only lengthwise is used: The driver was sleeping in a doubled up lengthwise position. For the adverb both forms are available: a hollow tube split lengthways/lengthwise …   Modern English usage

  • lengthwise — [[t]le̱ŋθwaɪz[/t]] ADV: ADV after v Lengthwise means the same as lengthways. Peel the onion and cut it in half lengthwise …   English dictionary

  • Lengthwise — Lengthways Length ways ( w[=a]z ), Lengthwise Length wise ( w[imac]z ), adv. In the direction of the length; running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; in a longitudinal direction. Contrasted with {crosswise}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lengthwise — adverb Date: circa 1580 in the direction of the length ; longitudinally • lengthwise adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lengthwise — 1. adjective In the long direction of an oblong object. Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow. 2. adverb In the long direction of an oblong object …   Wiktionary

  • lengthwise — adv. Lengthwise is used with these verbs: ↑cut …   Collocations dictionary

  • lengthwise — length|wise [ˈleŋθwaız] adv also length|ways [ weız] BrE in the direction or position of the longest side ▪ Lay the bricks lengthwise …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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