Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun elongation
3 senses of elongation
Sense 1
elongation -- (the quality of being elongated)
=> longness -- (the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness")
Sense 2
elongation, extension -- (an addition to the length of something)
=> addition, add-on, improver -- (a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor")
Sense 3
elongation -- (the act of lengthening something)
=> change of shape -- (an action that changes the shape of something)