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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
elongation/iːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn/

▶noun

1 the lengthening of something.

2 Astronomy the angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite from a planet.

– origin ME: from late L. elongatio(n-), from elongare (see elongate).

'elongation' also found in these Oxford entries:

auxin - gibberellin

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