as in extension
the act of making longer
the elongation of artificial fibers in the manufacturing process
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At greatest western elongation, these planets are far enough from the glare of the sun from our point of view, so they can be seen clearly before sunrise.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, at which time the dazzling 'morning star' will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth's sky during its pre-dawn apparition.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
Understanding ‘Greatest Western Elongation’ This moment is the planet's greatest western elongation, which is when one of the inner planets — Mercury and Venus — reaches its maximum apparent separation west of the sun.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Summer of prominence On June 1, Venus will arrive at its greatest western elongation, 46 degrees from the sun.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Venus reaches its point of greatest western elongation on June 1, at which time the dazzling 'morning star' will be at its most distant point from the sun in Earth's sky during its pre-dawn apparition.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 31 May 2025
Understanding ‘Greatest Western Elongation’ This moment is the planet's greatest western elongation, which is when one of the inner planets — Mercury and Venus — reaches its maximum apparent separation west of the sun.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Summer of prominence On June 1, Venus will arrive at its greatest western elongation, 46 degrees from the sun.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elongation
extension
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How malicious Chrome extensions evade detection and spread As the investigation progressed, researchers traced suspicious traffic back to a seemingly harmless color picker extension.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Elongation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elongation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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