horizontal vs longitudinal

horizontal

adj
  • Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. 

  • Relating to horizontal markets 

  • Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries. 

  • Having the two notes sound successively. 

  • Relating to sexual intercourse. 

noun
  • A horizontal component of a structure. 

  • Horizon. 

  • A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum 

longitudinal

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

  • Relating to length, or to longitude. 

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

  • Sampling data over time rather than merely once. 

noun
  • Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc. 

  • A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail. 

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