as in extension
the act of making longer
the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process
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Simultaneously, the root continues its elongation to eventually launch off the crown from within the bone across the gum to appear in the mouth – the event known as teething.
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Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
Their trial-and-error journeys consume much more screen time than warranted, and also force an unnecessary elongation of the period where Daniela is oblivious that the man who shares her bed isn’t really her husband.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2024
End of carousel During this peduncle elongation stage, the stalks bearing the blossom buds extend and, while the buds are still closed, the flowers become visible.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Look low toward the western horizon around 40 minutes after sunset to catch Mercury, which will be at its greatest eastern elongation, just beneath and right from bright Jupiter.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Elongation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongation. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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