elongated

[US]/'i:lɔŋɡeitid/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. having an extended or stretched shape;
v. to stretch or lengthen.

Phrases & Collocations

an elongated shape

elongated neck

Example Sentences

black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin.

he is tall with an elongated, finely made face.

she can sing—notes are elongated and given fullness without a quiver.

mesopterygium The median, elongated basal cartilage of the pectoral fins in Elasmobranchii, Holocephali and primitive Teleostomi.

This picture that you've sketched isn't like her. The face is too elongated.

Seeds began to germinate after two weeks.Radicles elongated out of the micropylar end of the soft endopleura-formed germ-tube-like organ and then elongated gradually.

It is a tiny joyrider from the rubble stream surrounding the solar system that broke free and orbits the sun in a tilted, elongated orbit.

Body elongated or anguilliform covered with thick bonelike rhombic scales sheathed with ganoin.

The male shows elongated rays in its anal fin and yellow pearl organs on the jaws and opercula during breeding season.

pterotic horn or process On the neurocranium, elongated posterior projections of the sphenopterotic ridges of the otic capsules.

With certain shapes of or canula, elongated caps are made to cover both canula and threaded portion, and seal the canula at its top.

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes;

Crystal habit: prismatic crystals elongated on c, often flattened on {100} with deep vertical striations, also can be acicular or in cleavable masses.

On hairy leaves, nymphs and pupae are often small with elongated dorsal setae, their margins are crenelated and sometimes indented deeply.

They grow as single cells that reproduce by asexual budding and oval or round in shape. Some yeast produce chains of elongated cells (pseudohypha) that resemble the mycelium of molds.

We report a child of elongated retrocecal appendicitis who presented with abdominal pain over the right upper quadrant and circular skin erythema over the right flank.

Real-world Examples

Some days, it might be elongated.

Source: TED-Ed Student Weekend Show

Microscopic examination can show tumor cells with a characteristic abnormal elongated shape, called spindle cells.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

There are two main differences, one is that the vowel is elongated.

Source: Your English coach Stefanie

The fiber elongates quickly for about 16 days.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Just look at how elongated its elliptical path is.

Source: The Great Science Revelation

The tusk, like those of elephants, are actually elongated teeth.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2021 Compilation

The cell elongates in preparation for division down the center.

Source: Daily Life Medical Science Popularization

Back on Earth, they stretched back into their usual elongated forms.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection July 2014

So that's our third point, the elongated vowel. - Yep.

Source: English Accent Showdown

As with his elongated stay at the sanatorium, so with the novel itself.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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