longitudinal
adjective
, -ˈtyüd-, -ˈt(y)ü-dᵊn-əl, British also ˌläŋ-gə-\
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The first federally funded longitudinal study of LGBT elders found that 51% of those who lived in private residences reported social isolation. — CNN, "New York's new LGBT-friendly elder housing is a lifeline, but only for a few," 27 June 2019 Pickups, and most luxury and performance vehicles, tend to have longitudinal engines because the layout lends itself to more power, better handling and towing. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "2020 Ford Explorer's new RWD changes everything for the better," 18 June 2019 While retaining its core value proposition — longitudinal, relationship-based, coordinated care — primary care must differentiate into narrower, more manageable scopes of practice. — STAT, "We were inspired to become primary care physicians. Now we’re reconsidering a field in crisis," 20 June 2019 So the Bridgestone engineers encircled the tire with a few thin, longitudinal channels, and lots of short, diagonal grooves leading to the tire’s shoulder. — Nick Stockton, WIRED, "Bridgestone's New Tire Makes Driving Electric as Quiet as It Should Be," 5 June 2019 For the past 10 years, the University of Washington professor of social work and researcher has been conducting the first, national longitudinal study of aging members of the LGBTQ community called Aging with Pride. — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, "Are LGBTQ seniors dying of loneliness? It’s possible, research says," 11 Apr. 2019 Instead, in a longitudinal survey of 662 men who provided semen samples between 2000 and 2017, those who reported ever using cannabis had significantly higher sperm count than those who had never smoked. — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, "How Does Cannabis Actually Affect Sex?," 25 Mar. 2019 The longitudinal distance between the shallow end is 3.7 feet, whereas the deep end . . — Popular Mechanics, "My Job at Coachella Inspired Me to Invent a Portable Swimming Pool," 30 Oct. 2018 Among individuals at least 50 years of age with knee OA [i.e osteoarthritis], running was not associated with longitudinal worsening knee pain or radiographically defined structural progression. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, "Running with Bad Knees Might Be OK After All," 25 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'longitudinal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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