elongation.
The act of lengthening.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin elongatus Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tio Late Latin elongatio, elongationembor. English elongation Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.
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