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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

• British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …   History of philosophy

• élongation — [ elɔ̃gasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1360; bas lat. elongatio « éloignement » 1 ♦ Astron. Distance angulaire d un astre au Soleil, par rapport à la Terre. Les élongations maximales de Vénus. ♢ Phys. Écart par rapport à une position d équilibre. Élongation du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle