elongation

Other forms: elongations

Definitions of elongation
  1. noun
    the act of lengthening something
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    type of:
    change of shape
    an action that changes the shape of something
  2. noun
    the quality of being elongated
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    type of:
    longness
    the property of being of long spatial extent
  3. noun
    an addition to the length of something
    synonyms: extension
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    type of:
    add-on, addition, improver
    a component that is added to something to improve it
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