elongated

adjlengthened

Word Origin & History

1530s, from Late Latin elongatus, past participle of elongare "to prolong, protract" (see elongation). Earlier in the same sense was elongen (mid-15c.). Related: Elongated; elongating.

Example Sentences for elongated

Pedro obeyed, but shortly after returned with a most dismal and elongated visage.

And they also had their mother's blue eyes, but their faces were elongated like that of their father.

The pores are irregularly shaped and elongated, golden yellow.

These spines are at first papilliform, then elongated and round.

Linear, elongated oblong, more than three times as long as wide.

It weighs from one to two drachms, and is an elongated, oval-shaped body.

The elongated bulk of each cane-chair harboured a silent listener.

It must be raised from its bed and boldly stretched or elongated into a loop.

It was an elongated shell filled to the muzzle with gunpowder.

From the ear of the scroll the turn is rapidly made, and has an elongated appearance.

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adjective. lengthened

long

adjective. extended in space or time

longer

adjective. extended in space or time

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adjective. extended in space or time

longitudinal

adjective. over a protracted period of time; running lengthwise

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