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Prolonged vs Elongated - What's the difference?

prolonged | elongated |

As adjectives the difference between prolonged and elongated

is that prolonged is lengthy in duration; extended; protracted while elongated is extensive in length.

As verbs the difference between prolonged and elongated

is that prolonged is past tense of prolong while elongated is past tense of elongate.

prolonged

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

    • Antonyms

    * brief

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prolong)

    • 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