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Trigonal :: Trigonal (a.) Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles..

Rib :: Rib (n.) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.

Ribband :: Ribband (n.) A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position, and give rigidity to the framework..

Tap :: Tap (n.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut, consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved longitudinally so as to have cutting edges..

Gutter :: Gutter (v. t.) To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.

Orthostichy :: Orthostichy (n.) A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem..

Split :: Split (n.) A crack, or longitudinal fissure..

Longitudinal :: Longitudinal (n.) A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

Keeled :: Keeled (a.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on the back; as, a keeled leaf..

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side..

Stringer :: Stringer (n.) A longitudinal sleeper.

Carina :: Carina (n.) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.

Whelp :: Whelp (n.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass..

Keel :: Keel (n.) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side, supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a wooden ship. See Illust. of Keelson..

Rib :: Rib (n.) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.

Ovate :: Ovate (a.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal..

Papyrus :: Papyrus (n.) The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and pressed..

Way :: Way (n.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves..

Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is oblong, and the cross section is circular..

Longitudinally :: Longitudinally (adv.) In the direction of length.

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