LENGTHWISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lengthwise mean? 

• LENGTHWISE (adjective)
  The adjective LENGTHWISE has 1 sense:

1. running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing

  Familiarity information: LENGTHWISE used as an adjective is very rare.

• LENGTHWISE (adverb)
  The adverb LENGTHWISE has 1 sense:

1. in the direction of the length

  Familiarity information: LENGTHWISE used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LENGTHWISE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing

Synonyms:

lengthways; lengthwise

Context example:

the lengthwise dimension

Similar:

axial (situated on or along or in the direction of an axis)

end-to-end (with the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the end of another object)

fore-and-aft (parallel with the keel of a boat or ship)

linear; running (measured lengthwise)

longitudinal (running lengthwise)

Antonym:

crosswise (lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction)

• LENGTHWISE (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In the direction of the length

Synonyms:

lengthways; lengthwise; longitudinally; longways; longwise

Context example:

He cut the paper lengthwise

 Context examples 

In front lay the broad moat, with the moon lying upon its surface, now clear and round, now drawn lengthwise as the breeze stirred the waters.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

These he tore lengthwise and crosswise and dropped into the waste basket.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Running lengthwise.

(Longitudinal, NCI Thesaurus)

Evidently, as they had dragged the stone up they had thrust the chunks of wood into the chink, until at last, when the opening was large enough to crawl through, they would hold it open by a billet placed lengthwise, which might very well become indented at the lower end, since the whole weight of the stone would press it down on to the edge of this other slab.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)