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elongate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/iˈlôNGˌgāt/,/iˈläNG-/,
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elongating, present participle; elongated, past participle; elongated, past tense; elongates, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Long in relation to width; elongated
    • - elongate, fishlike creatures
Verb
  1. Make (something) longer, esp. unusually so in relation to its width

  2. Prolong (a sound)
    • - she can sing—notes are elongated and given fullness without a quiver
  3. Grow longer

  1. make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"
  2. linear: (of a leaf shape) long and narrow
  3. 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"
  4. (elongated) drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
  5. (elongated) extensive in length; stretched
  6. (Elongated) Drawn out in length.
  7. (ELONGATED) The shape of the front of a toilet bowl. Generally about 2″ longer than the standard “round front” bowl.
  8. (Elongated) a.k.a. attenuated (e.g., Chile, Vietnam,…)
  9. (Elongated) means that a prism has been joined to the base of the solid in question or between the bases of the solids in question. A rhombicuboctahedron would be an elongated square orthobicupola.
  10. (Elongated) to taper the end of the decoration (leaves, flowers, etc), by relaxing the pressure on the bag while moving before stopping.
  11. An increase of the vertical diameter of a flexible pipe.
  12. The mouth appears to be longer than usual in the horizontal plane.
  13. (ee-LONG-gayt) -- A very long or drawn-out leaf or pseudobulb.
  14. Much longer than wide.