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ELONGATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having notably more length than width; being long and slender
Example:
the old man's gaunt and elongated frame
Synonyms:
elongate; elongated
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Drawn out or made longer spatially
Example:
a prolonged black line across the page
Synonyms:
elongated; extended; lengthened; prolonged
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb elongate
Context examples:
Fibers which are elongated and cylindrical in shape and less than 100 nm in length.
(Nanofiber, NCI Thesaurus)
For example, when the elongated cloud is facing us, more of its surface area is exposed and the signal is greater.
(Spitzer Telescope Witnesses Asteroid Smashup, NASA)
At roughly 30 inches long, it would have lacked the typical elongated shark's profile, instead having a stubby snout and large, forward-facing eyes.
(Ancient sharks likely more diverse than previously thought, National Science Foundation)
The nucleus is small, elongated and darkly stained.
(Interstitial Cell of the Pineal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)
Microscopically, it is characterized by elongated, serrated crypts lined by proliferative epithelium.
(Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of elongated glomus cells which resemble mature smooth muscle.
(Glomangiomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, elongated intraluminal polypoid neoplasm of the esophagus.
(Giant Fibrovascular Esophageal Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
An elongated constriction of the lower part of the uterus, located at the junction of the body of the uterus and the cervix, that is composed principally of smooth muscle.
(Isthmus Uteri, NCI Thesaurus)
The color of the elongated papillae varies from yellowish white to brown or black, depending upon staining by substances such as tobacco, food, or drugs.
(Hairy Tongue, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Cell nuclei are elongated, crowded, appear stratified and basally located with regular nuclear membranes, fine chromatin, and inconspicuous nucleoli.
(Low Grade Flat Tubular Dysplasia of the Mouse Intestinal Tract, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
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