LONGIMETRY Lon*gim"e*try, n. Etym: [L. longus long + -metry: cf. F. longimétrie.]
Defn: The art or practice of measuring distances or lengths. Cheyne.
LONGING
Long"ing, n.
Defn: An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest wish;
an aspiration.
Put on my crown; I have immortal longings in me. Shak.
LONGINGLY
Long"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With longing. Dryden.
LONGINQUITY Lon*gin"qui*ty, n. Etym: [L. longinquitas, fr. longinquus extensive, remote, fr. longus long.]
Defn: Greatness of distance; remoteness. [R.] Barrow.
LONGIPALP Lon"gi*palp, n. Etym: [F. longipalpe, fr. L. longus long + F. palpe a feeler, a palp.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of a tribe of beetles, having long maxillary palpi.