elongation
noun
- an elongating or being elongated; lengthening; extension
- something elongated; lengthened part; continuation
- the angular distance in degrees of a planet or the moon from the sun, as viewed from the earth
See elongation in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-lôngˌgāˈshən, ĭ-lŏngˌ-, ēˌlông-, ēˌlŏng-)
noun- The act of elongating or the condition of being elongated.
- Something that elongates; an extension.
- The angular distance between two celestial bodies as seen from Earth.
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