- lengthening, elongation
- تَطْويل \ lengthening, elongation.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
lengthening, elongation
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Elongation — E lon*ga tion (?; 277), n. [LL. elongatio: cf. F. [ e]longation.] 1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. Elongation of the fibers. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. That which lengthens out; continuation.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elongation — [ē΄lôŋ gā′shən, i΄lôŋgā′shən] n. [ME elongacioun < ML elongatio] 1. an elongating or being elongated; lengthening; extension 2. something elongated; lengthened part; continuation 3. the angular distance in degrees of a planet or the moon from… … English World dictionary
elongation — 1. The increase in the gauge length measured after fracture in tension within the gauge length, expressed in percentage of original gauge length. 2. The lengthening of a macromolecule; e.g., in the synthesis of long chain … Medical dictionary
elongation — n. 1 the act or an instance of lengthening; the process of being lengthened. 2 a part of a line etc. formed by lengthening. 3 Mech. the amount of extension under stress. 4 Astron. the angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite… … Useful english dictionary
elongation — noun a) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension. b) That which lengthens out; continuation … Wiktionary
lengthening reaction — length·en·ing reaction leŋ(k)th (ə )niŋ , len(t)th n reflex relaxation of a muscle when it is subjected to excessive and vigorous stretching * * * the elongation of the extensor muscles which permits flexion of a limb … Medical dictionary
lengthening — Synonyms and related words: continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, crescendoing, crescent, elongation, endurance, expanding, extension, growing, increasing, incremental, intensifying, lingering, maintenance, multiplying, on the… … Moby Thesaurus
elongation — e·lon·ga·tion || ‚iËlÉ’Å‹ geɪʃn n. lengthening, extension, making longer … English contemporary dictionary
elongation — noun 1》 the lengthening of something. 2》 Astronomy the angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite from a planet. Origin ME: from late L. elongatio(n ), from elongare (see elongate) … English new terms dictionary
enlargement — noun the enlargement of the park Syn: expansion, extension, growth, amplification, augmentation, addition, magnification, widening, broadening, lengthening; elongation, deepening, thickening; swelling, distension, dilation … Thesaurus of popular words
expansion — noun 1) expansion and contraction of blood vessels Syn: enlargement, increase in size, swelling, dilation; lengthening, elongation, stretching, thickening Ant: contraction 2) the expansion of the company Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
