crosspiece vs longitudinal

crosspiece

noun
  • A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something. 

  • A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging. 

longitudinal

noun
  • Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc. 

  • A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail. 

adj
  • Relating to length, or to longitude. 

  • Running in the direction of the long axis of a body. 

  • Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction. 

  • Sampling data over time rather than merely once. 

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