American English pronunciation

How to pronounce elongation

IPA transcription: [,ilɔŋ'ɡeɪʃən]

Hear “elongation” pronounced

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[,ilɔŋ'ɡeɪʃən]

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Noun

  • the quality of being elongated

  • an addition to the length of something

  • the act of lengthening something

Usage examples

  • Minerals that do not have exfoliation or elongation cannot have an angle of extinction.
  • Both sexes are wingless and with rod-shaped elongation.
  • Gibberellin is a plant hormone that promotes cell elongation, flower formation, and seedling growth.
  • Transcription is divided into "initiation", "promoter escape", "elongation," and "termination".