elongate
Example Sentences
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Mars' location in the solar system -- its distance from the Sun, its neighbors like Earth, the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn -- forces it into a more elongated and eccentric orbit.
From Science Daily
Time indoors looking at screens can cause eyeballs to elongate, leaving kids nearsighted for life.
In this study, researchers identified 14 nearby galaxies rich in hydrogen gas arranged in a narrow, elongated line measuring about 5.5 million light years in length and roughly 117,000 light years across.
From Science Daily
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
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