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   elongation

   /ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of lengthening something: "the bird's tails become forked through elongation of their outer feathers"
   • ▪ an elongated part.
   • ▪ the amount of extension of an object under stress, usually expressed as a percentage of the original length.
   • 2. the angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite from a planet, as seen by an observer: "Mercury reaches greatest elongation on the 1st, when it will be 27 degrees west of the Sun"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin elongatio(n-), from elongare ‘place at a distance’ (see elongate).

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