elongation

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

extension

lengthening

prolongation

expansion

length

making longer

protraction

range

rolling out

roll-out

spread

stretch

stretching

supplement

verge

uncompression

elongation ratio

greatest elongation

E

rate elongation

elongate

elongating

extend

extensibility

lengthen

prolong

Translations

élongation

Verlängerung

alargamiento

allargament

allungamento

Dehnung

verlenging

prolongement

elongazione

Längenänderung

Elongation

elongació

επιμήκυνση

μήκυνση

extension

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.

Sentences

Elongation in hydrostats is caused by the contraction of transverse or helical musculature arrangements .