Elongation

The term elongation (from the Latin elongare , literally "remove" or "keep away") is used in the following contexts:

• in astronomy the angular distance of a celestial body from the sun as seen from earth, see elongation (astronomy)
• in biology:
  • the elongation of the amino acid chain during protein synthesis , see elongation (translation)
  • the last [transfer] step during the so-called RNA biosynthesis , see elongation (transcription)
• In medicine, the apparent or actual increase in length of a blood vessel with a correspondingly tortuous course, for example the elongation of the descending aorta
• in physics (acoustics) the current deflection of an oscillation from its rest position
• In dentistry, the real or apparent extension of a tooth by "growing out" of the tooth socket

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Wiktionary: Elongation  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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