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Grammar : Adj
Spell : ih-lawng-geyt, ih-long-, ee-lawng-geyt, ee-long-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɔŋ geɪt, ɪˈlɒŋ-, ˈi lɔŋˌgeɪt, ˈi lɒŋ-

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Définition of elongated

Origin :
  • 1530s, from Late Latin elongatus, past participle of elongare "to prolong, protract" (see elongation). Earlier in the same sense was elongen (mid-15c.). Related: Elongated; elongating.
  • adj lengthened
Example sentences :
  • Pedro obeyed, but shortly after returned with a most dismal and elongated visage.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • And they also had their mother's blue eyes, but their faces were elongated like that of their father.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • These spines are at first papilliform, then elongated and round.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The pores are irregularly shaped and elongated, golden yellow.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Linear, elongated oblong, more than three times as long as wide.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • It weighs from one to two drachms, and is an elongated, oval-shaped body.
  • Extract from : « Treatise on the Diseases of Women » by Lydia E. Pinkham
  • The elongated bulk of each cane-chair harboured a silent listener.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • It must be raised from its bed and boldly stretched or elongated into a loop.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • It was an elongated shell filled to the muzzle with gunpowder.
  • Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne
  • From the ear of the scroll the turn is rapidly made, and has an elongated appearance.
  • Extract from : « The Violin » by George Hart

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