What does elongate mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
linear, elongate(adj)
(of a leaf shape) long and narrow
elongate, elongated(verb)
having notably more length than width; being long and slender
"an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
elongate, stretch(verb)
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
Wiktionary
elongate(Verb)
To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
elongate(Adjective)
lengthened, extended.
elongate(Adjective)
slender.
Origin: elongare, elongat-, a combination of ex- ("out") + longus ("long").
Webster Dictionary
Elongate(adj)
to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line
Elongate(adj)
to remove further off
Elongate(verb)
to depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit
Elongate(adj)
drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf
Origin: [LL. elongatus.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Elongate
e-long′gāt, v.t. to make longer: to extend.—p.adjs. Elong′ate, -d.—n. Elongā′tion, act of lengthening out: distance. [Low L. elongāre, -ātum—e, out, longus, long.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elongate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elongate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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