elongation
elongation noun: the act of lengthening.
Noun
elongation (countable and uncountable, plural elongations)
- The act of lengthening.
- The state of being lengthened.
- That which lengthens out; a continuation.
- The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
- A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance.
- The angular distance of a planet from the sun.
- the elongation of Venus
elongation meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian
elongation in Tamil
- நீட்சி, நீளல், நீள்வு, நீட்டல்
elongation in Kannada
- ನೀಳತೆ
elongation in Indonesian
- The angular distance of a planet from the sun
- elongasi
Forms of elongation
| plural | elongations |
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Origin of elongation
Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.
Words formed from elongation
Words that rhyme with elongation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about elongation
- What does elongation mean?
- Elongation means the act of lengthening.
- What is elongation in Tamil?
- Elongation in Tamil is நீட்சி, நீளல், நீள்வு. See Elongation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is elongation?
- Elongation is a noun.
- What is the plural of elongation?
- The plural of elongation is elongations.
Words near elongation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: elongation (page history and authors); elongation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); elongation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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