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widthwise

[ width-wahyz, witth-, or, often, with- ]

adverb

  1. in the direction of the width.


widthwise

/ ˈwɪdθˌweɪz; ˈwɪdθˌwaɪz /

adverb

  1. in the direction of the width; from side to side
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of widthwise1

First recorded in 1880–85; width + -wise
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Example Sentences

But when pressure was applied widthwise, the level one gowns broke with less than 1 pound of force, and the level two gowns broke with less than 5, according to the study.

But when pressure was applied widthwise, the level one gowns broke with less than 1 pound of force, and the level two gowns broke with less than 5, according to the study.

Working with one piece at a time, fold over the paper one-third of the way widthwise and crease firmly.

Kirk Brannan: At the camp, there’s two large dorms filled with bunk beds stacked end to end, three feet apart widthwise.

Lay poster widthwise on a table and place your nonwriting hand on one side, leaving at least a half-inch space from your middle finger at the poster’s top edge and another half inch from your pinkie on the poster’s side.

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