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# elongation

noun (elongation, elongations); verb elongate; adjective elongated

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

## Everyday

1. Elongation is making something longer or becoming longer, by stretching or growing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#m1)
2. (science) Elongation is how much a material stretches before it breaks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#m2)

### In the lessons

Science: plants show elongation as their stems grow toward light; materials stretch under force; springs and elastic bands. Maths: an elongated shape is long and thin. Phrases: elongation of, stem elongation.

### Examples

- The elongation of the elastic band showed how heavy the weight was. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#x1)
- Plant stems show elongation as they reach for light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#x2)
- We measured the elongation of the spring in centimetres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#x3)
- The giraffe's neck is an example of elongation of bones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#x4)
- Heat can cause elongation of metal rails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#x5)
- Each extra weight caused more elongation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elongation/#x6)

### Note

Scientific word; plain phrase is stretching or getting longer. In an experiment, elongation = new length minus original length (for example 15 cm − 10 cm = 5 cm). Elongated is the adjective (an elongated oval).

## On Mova

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