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Synonyms for elongation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-lawng-gey-shuh n, ih-long-, ee-lawng-, ee-long-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪ lɔŋˈgeɪ ʃən, ɪ lɒŋ-, ˌi lɔŋ-, ˌi lɒŋ-

Définition of elongation

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Late Latin elongationem (nominative elongatio), noun of action from elongare "remove to a distance," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + longus "long" (see long (adj.)).
  • noun extension
Example sentences :
  • The history of the plough goes back to the elongation of a bent stick.
  • Extract from : « Progress and History » by Various
  • That can be due only to the strain of elongation produced by the stress of tension.
  • Extract from : « The Aeroplane Speaks » by H. Barber
  • A haughty spirit seemed to rise in her by the mere process of the elongation.
  • Extract from : « The Dust Flower » by Basil King
  • The awn or beard is merely an elongation of the palea inferior.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 » by Various
  • The elongation of the crown is also similar to what is termed hypsodont.
  • Extract from : « Men of the Old Stone Age » by Henry Fairfield Osborn
  • An elongation of the shelf to the south joins Tasmania with the mainland.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8 » by Various
  • In the first instance the strain is an elongation; in the second a shortening.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
  • Was it a Spanish elongation of the name, or an English corruption?
  • Extract from : « Notes & Queries, No. 27. Saturday, May 4, 1850 » by Various
  • The first is for latitude, the second for azimuth at elongation.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement No. 360, November 25, 1882 » by Various
  • Shortly after the complete establishment of the neural cord the elongation of the embryo proceeds with great rapidity.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour

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