elongation

e·lon·ga·tion

 (ĭ-lông′gā′shən, ĭ-lŏng′-, ē′lông-, ē′lŏng-)

n.

1. The act of elongating or the condition of being elongated.

2. Something that elongates; an extension.

3. Astronomy The angular distance between two celestial bodies as seen from a third body, typically Earth.

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elongation

(ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən)

n

1. the act of elongating or state of being elongated; lengthening

2. something that is elongated

3. (Astronomy) astronomy the difference between the celestial longitude of the sun and that of a planet or the moon

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e•lon•ga•tion

(ɪ lɔŋˈgeɪ ʃən, ɪ lɒŋ-, ˌi lɔŋ-, ˌi lɒŋ-)

n.

1. the act of elongating or the state of being elongated.

2. something that is elongated; prolongation.

3. the angular distance, measured from the earth, between a planet or the moon and the sun or between a satellite and its primary.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elongation - the quality of being elongated   longness - the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness"
	2.	elongation - an addition to the length of something extension addition, add-on, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
	3.	elongation - the act of lengthening something change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something

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elongation

noun

The act of making something longer or the condition of being made longer:

extension, prolongation, protraction.

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Translations

تَطْويل

langstrakthed

Verlängerung

allongementélongation

lenging

allungamento

forlengelse

uzatma

伸长拉长

elongation

[ˌiːlɒŋˈgeɪʃən] N (= act) → alargamiento m; (= part elongated) → extensión f

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elongation

n → Verlängerung f; (= stretching) → Ausstrecken nt

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elongation

[ˌiːlɒŋˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → allungamento

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elongated

(ˈiːloŋgeitid) , ((American) iˈlo:ŋgeitid) adjective

(made) long and narrow; stretched out. An oval looks like an elongated circle. verleng مُسْتَطيل разтеглен alongado protáhlý verlängern langstrakt επιμήκηςalargado väljavenitatud باریک و دراز؛ کشیده شده venytetty allongé לְהַאֲרִיך लंबा पतला produljen kinyújtott memanjang ílangur allungato 引き伸ばされた 늘어난 pailgas, ištįsęs izstiepts; iegarens memanjang verlengenlangstrakt wydłużony, podłużny اوږدول، غځول اوږديدل، غځيدل alongado alungit удлинённый pretiahnutý podaljšan izdužen långsträckt, förlängd ซึ่งยืดออกไป dar ve uzun, uzatılmış 細長的，伸長的 витягнутий; подовжений طول دیا ہوا được kéo dài ra 伸长的

ˌelonˈgation noun

verlenging تَطْويل разтегляне alongamento prodloužení die Verlängerung langstrakthed επιμήκυνσηalargamiento pikendus درازی؛ کشیدگی venytys allongementהארכה दीर्धीकरण produljenje kinyújtás pemanjangan lenging allungamento 引き伸ばし 연장 pailginimas izstiepšana; pagarināšana pemanjangan verlengingforlengelse wydłużenie اوږدونه، غځېدنه alongamento alungire удлинение predĺženie podaljšanje izduženost förlängning, utsträckning การยืดออกไป uzatma 伸長，加長 видовження; розтягування تطویل sự làm dài ra 伸长，拉长

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