elongation
- IPA[əˌlôNGˈɡāSH(ə)n]
美式
- the lengthening of something.；a part of a line formed by lengthening; a continuation.
noun: elongation, plural noun: elongations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the lengthening of something.
- ▪ a part of a line formed by lengthening; a continuation.
- ▪ the amount of extension of an object under stress, usually expressed as a percentage of the original length.
- ▪ the angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite from a planet, as seen by an observer.
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- IPA[ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn]
英式
- the action or process of lengthening something: the bird's tails become forked through elongation of their outer feathers an elongation of the crater in the impact direction
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