ELONGATION

elongation

(noun) the act of lengthening something

elongation, extension

(noun) an addition to the length of something

elongation

(noun) the quality of being elongated

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

elongation (countable and uncountable, plural elongations)

The act of lengthening

the state of being lengthened

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.

(astronomy) The angular distance of a planet from the sun

Source: Wiktionary

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E`lon*ga"tion, n. Etym: [LL. elongatio: cf. F. élongation.]

1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. "Elongation of the fibers." Arbuthnot.

2. That which lengthens out; continuation. May not the mountains of Westmoreland and Cumberland be considered as elongations of these two chains Pinkerton.

3. Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance. The distant points in the celestial expanse appear to the eye in so small a degree of elongation from one another, as bears no proportion to what is real. Glanvill.

4. (Astron.)

Definition: The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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