noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
running through north-south; cutting across; travelling across
Describes movement or extension along a north-south axis, such as a road, railway, or journey. Often used with する to mean 'to traverse longitudinally'. Intransitive.
See also: 横断
新幹線が日本列島を縦断する。
The Shinkansen runs through the Japanese archipelago from north to south.
彼は自転車でアメリカ大陸を縦断した。
He cycled across the American continent from north to south.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
Used for cutting or dividing something along its length, such as in dissection, engineering, or diagrams. Transitive.
See also: 横断
標本を縦断して内部構造を調べる。
We cut the specimen longitudinally to examine its internal structure.