elongated

«elongated» in Mova's school dictionary: Longer and thinner than usual; stretched out — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (elongated); also the past form of elongate (elongate, elongates, elongated, elongating)

meaning for a pupil

Longer and thinner than usual; stretched out. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons it describes shapes of living things and objects: «an elongated body» (eel, worm), «elongated leaves». In art and maths, a stretched shape like an oval is an elongated circle. In stories, elongated shadows appear in the evening when the sun is low.

examples

• A worm has a long, elongated body. tree →
• The evening sun cast elongated shadows across the field. tree →
• An oval is like an elongated circle. tree →
• The giraffe's elongated neck helps it reach high leaves. tree →
• Some cells are elongated, like long threads. tree →
• The mirror made our faces look elongated and funny. tree →

note

Pronounced «EE-long-gate-id». Formal or scientific; everyday words are «long and thin» or «stretched». Noun: «elongation». Begins with a vowel sound: «an elongated shape».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «elongated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.