lengthwise

English

Etymology

length +‎ -wise

Adjective

lengthwise (not comparable)

In the long direction of an oblong object.
A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.

Translations

adjective: in the long direction

Czech: podélný
Finnish: pitkittäinen (fi)

Japanese: 縦 (ja) (tate), 長手方向 (nagate hōkō)

Adverb

lengthwise (not comparable)

In the long direction of an oblong object.
Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow.

Translations

adverb: in the long direction

Burmese: လျားလျား (my) (lya:lya:) (formal, literary)
Catalan: al llarg
Finnish: pitkittäin
Italian: per lungo
Latin: longitrorsus

Norwegian:
Bokmål: på langs

Nynorsk: på langs
Russian: продо́льный (ru) m (prodólʹnyj)
Spanish: a lo largo

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