- longitudinal plane
- any plane parallel to the long axis of the body or of an organ.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
longitudinal plane
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longitudinal section — the representation of an object as it would appear if cut by the vertical plane passing through the longest axis of the object. * * * … Universalium
longitudinal divergence — A nonperiodic divergence in the plane of symmetry. It can lead an aircraft to stall or dive … Aviation dictionary
longitudinal section — longitu′dinal sec′tion n. sur the representation of an object as it would appear if cut by the vertical plane passing through the longest axis of the object … From formal English to slang
