Explore Elongation through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like extension or addition. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Elongation meaning
- The act of lengthening.
- The state of being lengthened.
- That which lengthens out; a continuation.
Using Elongation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of lengthening. | The state of being lengthened. | That which lengthens out; a continuation.
- Useful related words include: longness, extension, addition, add-on.
- In the example corpus, elongation often appears in combinations such as: elongation of, elongation and, tenure elongation.
Context around Elongation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elongation
- In this selection, "elongation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tenure, silk, western, group, take and step stand out and add context to how "elongation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a slight elongation appeared periodically and against the elongation of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elongation" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elongation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Christy noticed that a slight elongation appeared periodically. (8 words)
But tenure elongation is only one example of clinging on. (10 words)
Also addresses the probable danger posed by the elongation of telomeres in lab mice. (14 words)
His defence of the downtrodden is admirable, and I’m sure if by some miracle he were to visit us again he would be appalled to see the elongation and prolongation of his death at the hands of the bakers of this world. (43 words)
Most often to ensure tenure elongation, the constitution is torn to shreds, the rule of law is compromised and press freedom is muzzled while the opposition is caged by the ruling party. (32 words)
The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against the elongation of the tenure of the party’s national and state executives, saying it is against the constitution. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
The pro-tenure elongation group had on February 27 emerged victorious with 104 votes against four recorded by opponents of tenure elongation.
First, we have to come to terms with the fact that unconstitutional tenure elongation by incumbent presidents is itself a coup.
One quality present in King’s choreography, which can be rapturous one moment and grounded the next, is elongation.
His defence of the downtrodden is admirable, and I’m sure if by some miracle he were to visit us again he would be appalled to see the elongation and prolongation of his death at the hands of the bakers of this world.
Most often to ensure tenure elongation, the constitution is torn to shreds, the rule of law is compromised and press freedom is muzzled while the opposition is caged by the ruling party.
Pollen shed and silk elongation take massive amounts of water, and the reproductive efficiency of corn suffers, ultimately reducing yield.
The planet is currently heading for its greatest western elongation of 19 degrees from the Sun.
A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Amadu Ali, says he supported tenure elongation for former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2006 because the ex-President had done remarkably well.
But tenure elongation is only one example of clinging on.
In his address to the March 27 NEC meeting, President Buhari stated that talk of extension or elongation of the tenures of national and state party executive officers was improper.
Molecules of phenicols inhibit the elongation step of the bacterial protein synthesis by binding to peptidyl transferase.
The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against the elongation of the tenure of the party’s national and state executives, saying it is against the constitution.
The President stated that there is no basis for tenure elongation of party executives in APC constitution and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
We put the hair follicles in a dish and this drug enhanced hair shaft elongation within two days.
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.
Also addresses the probable danger posed by the elongation of telomeres in lab mice.
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.
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.
An observer sitting on the (drifting) perijove will see the moons coming into conjunction in the same place (elongation).
Christy noticed that a slight elongation appeared periodically.
Common combinations with elongation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- elongation of 12×
- elongation and 8×
- tenure elongation 6×
- the elongation 6×
- and elongation 5×
- elongation is 2×
- with elongation 2×
- of elongation 2×
- root elongation 2×
- initiation elongation 2×