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Lengthened vs Elongated - What's the difference?

lengthened | elongated |

As verbs the difference between lengthened and elongated

is that lengthened is (lengthen) while elongated is (elongate).

As an adjective elongated is

extensive in length.

lengthened

English

Verb

(head)
  • (lengthen)

    • lengthen

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make longer, to extend the length of.
  • To become longer.

    • Antonyms

    * shorten

    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