longitudinal vs sideways

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. 

sideways

adj
  • Moving or directed toward one side. 

  • Not as planned; towards a worse outcome. 

  • In conflict (with); not compatible (with). 

  • Positioned sideways (with a side to the front). 

  • Neither moving upward nor moving downward. 

adv
  • Askance; sidelong. 

  • With a side to the front. 

  • Neither upward nor downward. 

  • Towards one side. 

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