Longitudinal

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003423",
  "term": "Longitudinal",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "Describing an orientation or direction that runs parallel to the main axis or length of an object. In railway engineering, a longitudinal force acts along the direction of the track, such as braking or acceleration forces on a railcar. A longitudinal sleeper is laid parallel to the rails, unlike the more common transverse sleeper.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Längsschwelle",
    "es": "durmiente longitudinal",
    "fr": "longitudinal"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/longitudinal/"
}