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Elongation

Elongation Meaning & Definition
Elongation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Elongation?

[n] the act of lengthening something
[n] an addition to the length of something
[n] the quality of being elongated

Synonyms | Synonyms for Elongation: extension

Related Terms | Find terms related to Elongation:

See Also | addition | change of shape | improver | longness

Elongation In Webster's Dictionary

\E`lon*ga"tion\ (?; 277), n. [LL. elongatio: cf. F. ['e]longation.] 1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. ``Elongation of the fibers.'' --Arbuthnot. 2. That which lengthens out; continuation. May not the mountains of Westmoreland and Cumberland be considered as elongations of these two chains? --Pinkerton. 3. Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance. The distant points in the celestial expanse appear to the eye in so small a degree of elongation from one another, as bears no proportion to what is real. --Glanvill. 4. (Astron.) The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.

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