Definitions
1.nounThe act of lengthening
2.nounThe state of being lengthened
3.nounThat which lengthens out; continuation.
4.nounThe ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
5.nounRemoval to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance; distance.
6.nounThe angular distance of a planet from the sun"the elongation of Venus"