elongation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of lengthening.
The state of being lengthened.
That which lengthens out; a continuation.
The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance.
The angular distance of a planet from the sun.

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-elongation.wav

elongation elongations

Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.

elongate

elongational hyperelongation overelongation superelongation

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