e|lon|ga|tion

e|lon|ga|tion
e|lon|ga|tion «EE lng GAY shuhn, -long-», noun.
1. a lengthening; extension.
2. a lengthened part; continuation.
3. the condition of being lengthened or extended.
4. Astronomy. the angular distance of a planet from the sun, or of a satellite from its primary.

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  • pro|lon|ga|tion — «PROH lng GAY shuhn, long », noun. 1. the action of lengthening in time or space; extension: »the prolongation of one s school days by a year of graduate study. ... the sofas resembling a prolongation of uneasy chairs (George Eliot). 2. an added… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • prolongation — pro·lon·ga·tion …   English syllables

  • stolonization — sto·lon·iza·tion …   English syllables

  • ga — ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·ne·ga·tor; abo·ga·do; ab·ro·ga·tion; adeph·a·ga; ad·ro·ga·tion; ae·ga·grop·i·la; ag·gre·ga·ble; ag·gre·ga·tion; ag·gre·ga·tive; agré·ga·tion; ai·ga; aju·ga; alac·ta·ga; al·a·lon·ga; al·ga; al·lac·ta·ga; al·le·ga·tion;… …   English syllables

  • iza — al·co·hol·iza·tion; car·a·mel·iza·tion; chris·tian·iza·tion; com·fort·iza·tion; de·mon·iza·tion; diph·thong·iza·tion; en·thron·iza·tion; es·trin·iza·tion; ether·iza·tion; eu·ro·pe·an·iza·tion; ex·ten·sion·al·iza·tion; ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • 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

  • Prolongation — Pro lon*ga tion, n. [F. prolongation.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. That which forms an additional length. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • prolongation — pro|lon|ga|tion [ˌprəulɔŋˈgeıʃən US ˌproulo:ŋ ] n 1.) [singular,U] the act of making something last longer prolongation of ▪ the prolongation of life 2.) something added to another thing which makes it longer …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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