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elongation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'elongation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elongation [ n.]
- The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.
- That which lengthens out; continuation.
- Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
- The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.