elongating
Meaning
of Elongate
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I really like the look of the 1950s, lots of suburban Americana influences. I'm 5'4', so I like kitten heels occasionally because I can move around a bit easier, but pointy-toed pumps are very elongating.
A new trend includes adding white laces to the soft shoes, and white tape to the straps of the hard shoes in order to give the illusion of elongating the legs.
Tensile strength The tensile strength of a material quantifies how much elongating stress the material will endure before failure. citation citation This is very important in applications that rely upon a polymer's physical strength or durability.
Functionally, protoxylem can extend: the cells are able to grow in size and develop while a stem or root is elongating.
Various recession tourism hotspots have seen business boom during the recession thanks to comparatively low costs of living and a slow world job market suggesting travelers are elongating trips where their money travels further.