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- Dictionaryelongated/ˈiːlɒŋɡeɪtɪd/
adjective
- 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.
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.
The meaning of ELONGATED is stretched out : made or grown long or longer. How to use elongated in a sentence.
Definition of 'elongate' elongate. (iːlɒŋgeɪt , US ɪlɔːŋ- ) Word forms: elongates , elongating , elongated. 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]
Definition of elongated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
