adj
Meaning 1
Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
elongated
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adj
Meaning 2
Stretched.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a polyhedron, having been modified by placing a prism in the middle of the polyhedron.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of elongate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having notably more length than width; being long and slender
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an elongate tail tapering to a point
- the old man's gaunt and elongated frame
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: elongate
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
drawn out or made longer spatially
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extended, lengthened, prolonged
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: allargat — extensive in length
- Chinese Mandarin: 拉長的 /拉长的 (lācháng de) — extensive in length
- Chinese Mandarin: 引伸的 (yǐnshēn de) — extensive in length
- Danish: langstrakt — extensive in length
- Dutch: langgerekt — extensive in length
- Finnish: pitkulainen — extensive in length
- Finnish: pitkänomainen — extensive in length
- French: élongé — extensive in length
- Galician: alongado — extensive in length
- German: verlängert — extensive in length
- Hungarian: meghosszabbított — extensive in length
- Indonesian: memanjang — extensive in length
- Ingrian: pitkulain — extensive in length
- Japanese: 細長い (hosonagai) — extensive in length
- Norwegian Bokmål: langstrakt — extensive in length
- Persian: طویل (tavil) — extensive in length
- Portuguese: alongado — extensive in length
- Russian: вы́тянутый (výtjanutyj) — extensive in length
- Russian: удлинённый (udlinjónnyj) — extensive in length
- Russian: продолгова́тый (prodolgovátyj) — extensive in length
- Ottoman Turkish: اوزون (uzun) — extensive in length
- Catalan: estirat — stretched
- Dutch: langwerpig — stretched
- Finnish: pidennetty — stretched
- Finnish: venytetty — stretched
- Finnish: pitkitetty — stretched
- Galician: alongado — stretched
- Hungarian: megnyújtott — stretched
- Indonesian: memanjang — stretched
- Portuguese: alongado — stretched
- Portuguese: esticado — stretched
- Russian: вы́тянутый (výtjanutyj) — stretched
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