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Definition of elongation
1 : the angular distance of a celestial body from another around which it revolves or from a particular point in the sky
2a : the state of being elongated or lengthened; also : the process of elongatingb : something that is elongated
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Examples of elongation in a Sentence
the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process
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Signs of florets and peduncle elongation are already being seen and usually occur about 10 days before peak bloom is reached, according to local radio station 97.1 WASH-FM.
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On January 12, Venus reaches its greatest elongation, meaning the planet appears farthest away from the sun from our vantage point here on Earth and will be well outside of the solar glare.
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The gene, known as elongation factor 1-alpha, or EF1-A, has a version that shows up more often in healthy animals than diseased animals, though researchers still aren’t sure why, or even what specific role the gene plays.
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First Known Use of elongation
14th century
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