How to Use elongation in a Sentence

elongation

noun
  • But the growth and elongation of axons does not stop there.
    — Jeffrey M. Rodgers, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The greatest elongation refers to the point when Mercury or Venus appears farthest from the sun in the sky's dome.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This reduces the elongation of the cables and prevents them from rubbing against the head tube.
    — Seb Stott, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The results showed an elongation of the adductors in his right thigh.
    — SI.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • However, the one on the left appears to be right on the big crater's rim, so the elongation may be due to the ground angle changing.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2011
  • Mercury will reach an elongation of 22 degrees from the sun.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 4 May 2021
  • And this elongation of the fire season is a hallmark of our changing climate.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • And this elongation of the fire season is a hallmark of our changing climate.
    — Peter Bergen, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Then, the authors merged in extra copies of a gene that cuts the growing chain from its tether, stopping the elongation process.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2020
  • The entirety of this elongation has been added to the legroom available to rear-seat occupants.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 27 Sep. 2022
  • After a pilot that keeps Hank as the fulcrum, the second episode feels like a change of course with an eye toward elongation.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Nudged ahead by sunshine and highs in the 50s last week, the buds hit Stage 4 out of 6 on Saturday, known as peduncle elongation.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Also, Mercury will reach its greatest elongation from the sun as seen from Earth.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Pink-red Mercury is nearing its greatest elongation from the sun.
    — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • June 6 marks the planet’s greatest elongation, meaning the world attains its greatest angle away from the Sun as seen from Earth.
    — Karri Ferron, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2015
  • The planet is set for its greatest western elongation just before dawn, or around 6:20 a.m. in your local time zone.
    — Blake Bakkila, Sunset Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
  • However, the trapezoidal shape of the case, with its elongation towards the 6 o'clock position, helps to distribute the watch's weight evenly across the wrist.
    — Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Mercury will be at its greatest western elongation, meaning October is the best time to get a view of the planet.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The net result is not only an elongation of the body overall, but also a thinning out (or compression) in the middle.
    — Kevin Pimbblet, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The editors came up with that, maybe as a result of my having pushed for a kind of elongation of that moment with them both facing the camera and her walking away.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 June 2024
  • One of the women smiled at me, managing both politeness and viciousness in a single elongation of the lips.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 3 July 2014
  • The Tank Louis specifically saw an elongation of the rectangle and a softening of the corners of the rails that run vertically along the sides.
    — Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 26 July 2024
  • Fillers aren’t as helpful for people with severe elongations or complete tears, though, and require touch-ups every six months to a year.
    — Talia Abbas, SELF, 1 May 2018
  • The ancient skull fragment from Apidima lacks this elongation.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 10 July 2019
  • Peduncle elongation was reached on the second earliest date since records of bud stages began in 2004.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Simultaneously, the root continues its elongation to eventually launch off the crown from within the bone across the gum to appear in the mouth – the event known as teething.
    — Samer Zaky, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • End of carousel During this peduncle elongation stage, the stalks bearing the blossom buds extend and, while the buds are still closed, the flowers become visible.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Only rarely does Mercury reach maximum elongation when the ecliptic is at a steep angle to the horizon, so that it can be spotted against a fairly dark sky.
    — Geoff Gaherty, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2012
  • Mercury's elevation will be at its peak for the year in the days leading up to and following its maximum eastern elongation on the 11th.
    — Michael D'estries, Treehugger, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In the future, northern hemisphere summer will take place when Earth is closer to the sun, as Earth's orbital elongation, or eccentricity, varies.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 Mar. 2025

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