elongate
Example Sentences
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As Titan travels around Saturn in an elongated orbit, scientists noticed that the moon stretches and compresses depending on its position relative to the planet.
From Science Daily
Mr Giacometti was best known for elongated, and fragile sculptures of the human form throughout the 20th century.
From BBC
Instead, they uncovered something unexpected: a companion star moving on a highly elongated orbit.
From Science Daily
This animal is part of the Calumma gallus species complex, a group in which males are known for their elongated nasal appendages.
From Science Daily
The remains of four arms sprout symmetrically from the shoulders of a gracefully elongated 11th-century torso, listed as Vishnu, possibly.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
