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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
length·wise

 \\-ˌwīz\\ adverb
 DATE  circa 1580
: in the direction of the length : 
longitudinally
• lengthwise adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
adv. Function: adverb 

in the direction of the length FF1C;the students folded their papers lengthwiseFF1E; 
Synonyms: endways, endwise, lengthways, longitudinally, longways, longwise 
Contrasted Words: latitudinally, widthways; broadside, broadway, broadwise 
Antonyms: widthways, widthwise
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
lengthwise
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: length + -wise
: in the direction of the length : 
longitudinally
 < opened his newspaper, folded it lengthwise — Nathaniel Benchley >
II. adjective
: moving, placed, or directed on or toward the long axis
 < tiers of planks had been fashioned into lengthwise seats — Agnes M. Cleaveland >

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