lengthwise

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adjective

In the long direction of an oblong object.

“A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.”

Similar
lengthwaysaxialend-to-endfore-and-aftlinearrunninglongwiselongways
Opposite
crosswise
OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English length →
Less commonScrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivelengthwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the long direction of an oblong object.

    A lengthwise cut is difficult to saw with hand tools.

adverblengthwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn the long direction of an oblong object.

    Cutting a string bean lengthwise is hard because they are so narrow.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
lengthwaysaxialend-to-endfore-and-aftlinearrunning
Opposite
crosswise

adverbin the direction of the length

Similar
lengthwayslongwiselongwayslongitudinally
Also see
axialend-to-endendwisefore-and-aftlengthwayslinearlongitudinallongitudinallylongwayslongwiserunning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishlength
  2. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  4. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  5. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  6. Englishlengthwise

From length + -wise.

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Translations

Bulgarian надлъж, по дължина
  • надлъж (nadlăž)adjective: in the long direction
  • по дължина (po dălžina)adverb: in the long direction
Catalan al llarg
  • al llargadverb: in the long direction
Czech podélný
  • podélnýadjective: in the long direction
Finnish pitkittäinen, pitkittäin
  • pitkittäinenadjective: in the long direction
  • pitkittäinadverb: in the long direction
German längs
  • längsadverb: in the long direction
Irish ar a fhad, ar a fhad
  • ar a fhadadjective: in the long direction
  • ar a fhadadverb: in the long direction
Italian per lungo
  • per lungoadverb: in the long direction
Japanese 縦, 長手方向
  • 縦 (tate)adjective: in the long direction
  • 長手方向 (nagate hōkō)adjective: in the long direction
Latin longitrorsus
  • longitrorsusadverb: in the long direction
Norwegian Bokmål på langs
  • på langsadverb: in the long direction
Polish wzdłużny, podłużny
  • wzdłużnyadjective: in the long direction
  • podłużnyadjective: in the long direction
  • wzdłużadverb: in the long direction
Russian продо́льный, продо́льный
  • продо́льный (prodólʹnyj)adjective: in the long direction
  • продо́льный (prodólʹnyj)adverb: in the long direction
Spanish a lo largo
  • a lo largoadverb: in the long direction
Swedish längsled
  • längsledadjective: in the long direction
Ukrainian поздо́вжній, подо́вжній
  • поздо́вжній (pozdóvžnij)adjective: in the long direction
  • подо́вжній (podóvžnij)adjective: in the long direction
Cite this entry
APA

lengthwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lengthwise

MLA

“lengthwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lengthwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lengthwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lengthwise.

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