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Elongated vs Distended - What's the difference?

elongated | distended |

As adjectives the difference between elongated and distended

is that elongated is extensive in length while distended is extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.

As verbs the difference between elongated and distended

is that elongated is (elongate) while distended is (distend).

elongated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • extensive in length
  • stretched
  • (of a polyhedron) Having been modified by placing an prism in the middle of the polyhedron.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (elongate)

    • Derived terms

    *gyroelongated

    distended

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (distend)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.
  • (biology) gravid.