elongated
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- adjective
- /ɪˈlɔŋɡeɪtɪd/
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- Mitochondria are generally more elongated in younger nematodes and tend to become fragmented and swollen in older animals.
- elongated shape
- elongated form
- elongated fingers
So, you know, they do have archaeological proof of like elongated skeletons.
- So, you know, they do have archaeological proof of like elongated skeletons.
- Cat felines, their front paws are more compact, their back paws are more elongated.
Examples
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The seeds look like small kind of elongated discs.
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Ancient Peruvians gave themselves elongated skulls as a mark of status.
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But you see it is red, it is elongated and it has high contrast in it.
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So we have this elongated S symbol.
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The first and fourth beats have an elongated duration, a feature I discuss in greater detail later.
Academic text (2016) -
And here's one of these elongated cells.
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Men and women in this period aspired to an elongated, delicate, slim silhouette.
Academic text (2011) -
Once blasted into space, a typical fragment traces an elongated trajectory around the Sun.
Academic text (2003) -
His straight, ash-blond hair sticks to his elongated, egglike skull as if electrified.
Fiction book (1998) -
The snake had an elongated body that helped it slither through the grass.
Synonyms
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Longer than it is wide, like a rectangle
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Long and narrow in shape
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Longer than it is wide, like an egg or rugby ball
Having a body longer than usual for its kind
Antonyms
Compounds
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word elongated comes from the Latin root longus, which means 'long' and is the same idea as the English word long. So, elongated describes something 'stretched out' or made longer than usual.