Longitudinal
Psychology
(adjective)
Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
Physics
(adjective)
Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
Examples of Longitudinal in the following topics:
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Longitudinal Waves
- An example of a longitudinal wave is a sound wave.
- Some longitudinal waves are also called compressional waves or compression waves.
- Like transverse waves, longitudinal waves do not displace mass.
- Longitudinal waves can sometimes also be conceptualized as pressure waves.
- A compressed Slinky is an example of a longitudinal wave.
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Longitudinal and Transverse Waves
- Sound waves are longitudinal waves.
- As it comes from behind you, a transverse waves lifts you up and then drops down; a longitudinal wave coming from behind pushes you forward and pulls you back.
- single particles being disturbed by a transverse wave or by a longitudinal wave (http://cnx.org/content/m13246/latest/Pulses.swf);
- (There were also some nice animations of longitudinal waves available as of this writing at Musemath. )
- The "highs and lows" of sound waves and other longitudinal waves are arranged in the "forward" direction.
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Muscularis
- The muscularis externa consists of an inner circular layer and a longitudinal outer muscular layer.
- The circular muscle layer prevents food from traveling backward and the longitudinal layer shortens the tract.
- The layers are not truly longitudinal or circular, rather the layers of muscle are helical with different pitches.
- The inner circular is helical with a steep pitch and the outer longitudinal is helical with a much shallower pitch.
- The outer longitudinal layer of the colon thins out into three discontinuous longitudinal bands known as tiniae coli (bands of the colon).
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Methods for Researching Human Development
- These include longitudinal, cross-sectional, sequential, and microgenetic designs.
- In a longitudinal study, a researcher observes many individuals born at or around the same time (a cohort) and carries out new observations as members of the cohort age.
- Longitudinal studies often require large amounts of time and funding, making them unfeasible in some situations.
- Cross-sequential designs combine both longitudinal and cross-sectional design methodologies.
- In a longitudinal study, a researcher observes many individuals born at or around the same time and observes them as they age.
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Inputs
- The main inputs of forecasting include time series, cross-sectional and longitudinal data, or using judgmental methods.
- Both might refer to formal statistical methods employing time series, cross-sectional or longitudinal data, or less formal judgmental methods.
- Cross-sectional data differs from time series data also known as longitudinal data, which follows one subject's changes over the course of time.
- A longitudinal study is a correlational research study that involves repeated observations of the same variables over long periods of time — often many decades.
- Because of this benefit, longitudinal studies make observing changes more accurate, and they are applied in various other fields.
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Arches of the Feet
- The two longitudinal arches and a transverse arch are maintained by the interlocking shapes of the foot bones, strong ligaments, and pulling muscles during activity.
- The longitudinal arch of the foot can be broken down into several smaller arches.
- As can be examined in a footprint, the medial longitudinal arch curves above the ground.
- In contrast, the lateral longitudinal arch is very low.
- In addition to the longitudinal arches, the foot presents a series of transverse arches.
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Waves
- A wave can be transverse or longitudinal depending on the direction of its oscillation.
- Longitudinal waves occur when the oscillations are parallel to the direction of propagation.
- While mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, all electromagnetic waves are transverse.
- Sound, for example, is a longitudinal wave.
- In this chapter we will closely examine the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves along with some of the properties they possess.
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Water Waves
- Water waves can be commonly observed in daily life, and comprise both transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
- The uniqueness of water waves is found in the observation that they comprise both transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
- In the case of monochromatic linear plane waves in deep water, particles near the surface move in circular paths, creating a combination of longitudinal (back and forth) and transverse (up and down) wave motions.
- This is a result of the wave having both transverse and longitudinal properties.
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Development of the Central Nervous System
- The CNS originally develops from a longitudinal groove on the neural plate that forms the rudimentary nervous system.
- During early development of the vertebrate embryo, a longitudinal groove on the neural plate gradually deepens and the ridges on either side of it (the neural folds) become elevated and ultimately meet, transforming the groove into a closed tube, the ectodermal wall of which forms the rudiment of the nervous system.
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Characteristics of Sound
- Sound is a longitudinal wave of pressure that travels through compressible medias, which can be solid, liquid, gaseous, or made of plasma.
- Sound is a wave—a longitudinal wave of pressure that travels through compressible medias (i.e., solid, liquid, gaseous, or made of plasma).
- Sound travels in longitudinal waves.