Associations to the word «Elongation»

Wiktionary

ELONGATION, noun. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.
ELONGATION, noun. That which lengthens out; continuation.
ELONGATION, noun. The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
ELONGATION, noun. Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
ELONGATION, noun. The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.

Dictionary definition

ELONGATION, noun. The quality of being elongated.
ELONGATION, noun. An addition to the length of something.
ELONGATION, noun. The act of lengthening something.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca