elongation

Noun

Meaning

The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.

Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.

The angular distance of a planet from the sun; as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

extension being development addition production increase growth length parallax annex reach spread expansion extent continuing
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Antonyms

period stage phase target aim limitation
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Hypernyms

addition add-on improver longness change of shape

Phrases with the word

telomere elongation enzyme

Examples

2 With the sun at an angle and only shining on one side of the shoot, auxin moves to the opposite side and stimulates cell elongation there. Source: Internet

Activation of PI3K results in the production of phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PtdIns) which can cause significant elongation of a neurite, converting it into an axon. Source: Internet

Also addresses the probable danger posed by the elongation of telomeres in lab mice. Source: Internet

A mechanism for telomere elongation or maintenance is one of the key steps in cellular immortalization and can be used as a diagnostic marker in the clinic. Source: Internet

An observer sitting on the (drifting) perijove will see the moons coming into conjunction in the same place (elongation). Source: Internet

An alternate method for viewing Mercury involves observing the planet during daylight hours when conditions are clear, ideally when it is at its point of greatest elongation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

elongatedly elongatedness elongately elongational elongationally elongative