Dictionary

elongation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of lengthening.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state of being lengthened.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which lengthens out; a continuation.
4. (countable, uncountable) The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
5. (countable, uncountable) A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance.
6. (countable, uncountable) The angular distance of a planet from the sun.
   • the elongation of Venus

Forms

Deriveds

hyperelongation · superelongation · overelongation · elongational

Relateds

elongate

Translations (5)

ga fadú (The act of lengthening) · hu hosszabbítás (The act of lengthening) · id elongasi (The angular distance of a planet from the sun) · bg разтегляне (The act of lengthening) · bg удължаване (The act of lengthening)