■ 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 ).
■ 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 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004