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- 1. long in relation to width, especially unusually so: "the males are smaller and have more elongated bodies"
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(Definition of elongated from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) elongated | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ɪˈlɔŋˌɡeɪ·t̬ɪd / Add to word list. longer and thinner than usual, as if stretched: Giacometti’s elongated sculptures of young women.
1. : stretched out. 2. : slender. Did you know? Elongate is often found in scientific writing, but the adjective elongated is more common, and frequently used to describe body parts in discussions of anatomy. This was even the case when the superhero Elongated Man made his appearance back in 1960.
to become or make something become longer, and often thinner: The cells elongate as they take in water. Synonym. stretch. Compare. lengthen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming bigger. accrete. accrue. anti-growth. balloon. bell. billow. bump. engorged. enlargement. expansion. over-expansion. pile on the pounds idiom. puff up.
to draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend. verb (used without object) , e·lon·gat·ed, e·lon·gat·ing. to increase in length. adjective. extended; lengthened. long and thin. elongate. / ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt / verb. to make or become longer; stretch.
If something is elongated, it is very long and thin, often in an unnatural way. The light from my candle threw his elongated shadow on the walls. Synonyms: extended, long, stretched More Synonyms of elongated. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
When you stretch something out, especially when it's longer than it is wide, you can say you elongate it. This word can also apply to non-tangible things: Your principal might elongate the semester if you have too many snow days, and you might elongate your vowels when speaking a foreign language.
elongate (something) to become longer; to make something longer synonym lengthen. Hold that stretch as you breathe out, elongating the spine from the base. The acid causes the cells to elongate by increasing the uptake of water.
verb. If you elongate something or if it elongates, you stretch it so that it becomes longer. [formal] 'Mom,' she intoned, elongating the word. [VERB noun] Corn is treated when the stalk starts to elongate. [VERB] Synonyms: lengthen, extend, stretch (out), make longer More Synonyms of elongate. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Something that's elongated is stretched out, or extended so that it's longer than usual. Some painters, like El Greco, are known for their strange, elongated figures.
elongate. ( ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪt) vb. to make or become longer; stretch. adj. 1. long and narrow; slender: elongate leaves. 2. lengthened or tapered. [C16: from Late Latin ēlongāre to keep at a distance, from ē- away + Latin longē (adv) far, but also later: to lengthen, as if from ē- + Latin longus (adj) long]
