in, according to, or along the direction of length
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
length•wise /ˈlɛŋkθˌwaɪz, ˈlɛnθ-/USA pronunciation also length•ways /ˈlɛŋkθˌweɪz, ˈlɛnθ-/USA pronunciation
adj., adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in the direction of the length:a lengthwise cut; She cut the material lengthwise.
length•wise
(lengkth′wīz′, length′-, lenth′-),USA pronunciation adv., adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- in the direction of the length.
- length + -wise 1570–80
length•ways
(lengkth′wāz′, length′-, lenth′-),USA pronunciation adv., adj.
- lengthwise.
- length + -ways 1590–1600
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'lengthwise' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bedford cord
- French-cut
- accordion
- aiguillette
- along
- banana split
- bass-bar
- bilge keel
- bowling crease
- castellated beam
- conduplicate
- corduroy
- cylinder glass
- dropping bottle
- end
- end line
- endlong
- endways
- fedora
- fiddle
- fish
- half-breadth plan
- hero sandwich
- homburg
- lengthways
- letter-card
- lineate
- loculicidal
- long
- longitudinal
- longwise
- pique
- piqué
- semicylinder
- side
- slit
- sliver
- split
- split rail
- split spindle
- spool
- tally
- vertical
- wagonette
- wale
- warp
- warpwise
- weft
- whipsaw
- wise