as in extension
the act of making longer
the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process
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Recent Examples of elongation
This finding also raises questions about the connection between food deprivation and telomere elongation, though the direct link to longevity remains unclear.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
In the future, northern hemisphere summer will take place when Earth is closer to the sun, as Earth's orbital elongation, or eccentricity, varies.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
In general, the most favorable elongations of Mercury — morning or evening — are those when the planet rises or sets in a dark sky, and that situation will occur for a five-day interval beginning later this week.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Indeed, Mercury was far from impossible to glimpse during elongations as favorable as the upcoming one.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
In the future, northern hemisphere summer will take place when Earth is closer to the sun, as Earth's orbital elongation, or eccentricity, varies.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025
In general, the most favorable elongations of Mercury — morning or evening — are those when the planet rises or sets in a dark sky, and that situation will occur for a five-day interval beginning later this week.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Indeed, Mercury was far from impossible to glimpse during elongations as favorable as the upcoming one.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Elongation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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