Elongation
/ˌiː.lɒŋˈɡeɪ.ʃən/noun
The act or process of making or becoming longer.
Did you know?Elongation comes from Latin longus, “long,” the same ancient root behind words for length, distance, and even the idea of something drawn out in time.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
elongare
“to make long, lengthen; to put off, delay”
Late Latin
Latin
elongationem
“an extending, lengthening”
Old French
Old French
elongacion
“lengthening, extension”
14th Century
English
elongacioun
“the act of lengthening or stretching out”
Modern English
English
elongation
“the act or process of making or becoming longer”