Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Elongation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
the quality of being elongated
"The artist admired the sculpture's elegant elongation, which made the figure appear to stretch toward the sky."
an addition to the length of something
"The new section added during construction caused a noticeable elongation in the entire building's facade."
the act of lengthening something
"The gardener used a lever to apply elongation to the twisted metal fence post until it was straight again."
The act of lengthening
"As the sun set, the shadow cast by the tree showed a clear elongation that stretched across the entire lawn."