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# elongated

adjective (elongated); also the past form of elongate (elongate, elongates, elongated, elongating)

«elongated» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Longer and thinner than usual; stretched out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it describes shapes of living things and objects: «an elongated body» (eel, worm), «elongated leaves». In art and maths, a stretched shape like an oval is an elongated circle. In stories, elongated shadows appear in the evening when the sun is low.

### Examples

- A worm has a long, elongated body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#x1)
- The evening sun cast elongated shadows across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#x2)
- An oval is like an elongated circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#x3)
- The giraffe's elongated neck helps it reach high leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#x4)
- Some cells are elongated, like long threads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#x5)
- The mirror made our faces look elongated and funny. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/#x6)

### Note

Pronounced «EE-long-gate-id». Formal or scientific; everyday words are «long and thin» or «stretched». Noun: «elongation». Begins with a vowel sound: «an elongated shape».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «elongated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongated/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«elongated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/elongated.html) on Mova free.