# elongation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,757

## Definitions
1. The act of lengthening.
2. The state of being lengthened.
3. That which lengthens out; a continuation.
4. The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
5. A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance.
6. The angular distance of a planet from the sun.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin elongatio, elongationem.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ellongation`, `elnogation`, `elognation`, `elonagtion`, `elongaiton`, `elongasion`, `elongatino`, `elongationn`, `elongatoin`, `elongattion`, `elonggation`, `elongtaion`, `elonngation`, `eolngation`, `leongation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elongation