As a verb lengthen
is to make longer, to extend the length of.
As a noun elongation is
elongation.
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lengthen English
Verb
( en verb)
To make longer, to extend the length of.
To become longer.
Antonyms
* shorten
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elongation English
Noun
( en noun)
The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.
That which lengthens out; continuation.
The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.
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