Elongation

[iːlɒŋ'geɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪ,lɔŋ'ɡeʃən]

(noun.) the act of lengthening something.

(noun.) an addition to the length of something.

(noun.) the quality of being elongated.

Editor: Margie--From WordNet

(n.) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.

(n.) That which lengthens out; continuation.

(n.) Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.

(n.) The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.

Typist: Robinson

SYN:Production, extension

ANT:Apocope, curtailment

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Typed by Gordon