Dictionary Definition
elongation
Noun
1 the quality of being elongated
2 an addition to the length of something [syn:
extension]
3 the act of lengthening something
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
Noun
- The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.
- That which lengthens out; continuation.
- Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
- The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.
Extensive Definition
Elongation may refer to:
- Elongation (astronomy)
- Elongation (materials science)
- Part of eukaryotic translation of DNA, performed by eukaryotic elongation factors
elongation in German: Elongation
elongation in Hebrew: אלונגציה