elongation

See also: élongation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

elongation (countable and uncountable, plural elongations)

1. The act of lengthening
2. the state of being lengthened
3. That which lengthens out; continuation.
4. The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
5. Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
6. (astronomy) The angular distance of a planet from the sun

   the elongation of Venus

Related terms

• elongate

Translations

The act of lengthening

• Bulgarian: удължаване (bg) n (udǎlžavane), разтегляне (bg) n (raztegljane)
• Hungarian: hosszabbítás (hu)

The angular distance of a planet from the sun

• Indonesian: elongasi (id)