ETYM Late Lat. elongatio: cf. French élongation.
In astronomy, the angular distance between the Sun and a planet or other solar-system object. This angle is 0ş at conjunction, 90ş at quadrature, and 180ş at opposition.
1. An addition to the length of something; SYN. extension.
2. The act of lengthening something.
3. The quality of being elongated. + prikaži više

Act of expanding by lengthening or widening.