noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of lengthening. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of lengthening something wordnet
3. 3
   The state of being lengthened. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   an addition to the length of something wordnet
5. 5
   That which lengthens out; a continuation. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   the quality of being elongated wordnet
7. 7
   The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   The angular distance of a planet from the sun. countable, uncountable

   "the elongation of Venus"

Synonyms

All synonyms

extensionlengtheningproductionprolongationprotractionstrain

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.

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