elongating
Making something longer
Elongating is the present participle of elongate, meaning to make longer or to stretch out.
Something elongating is in the process of becoming extended in length or duration.
The shadows were elongating as the sun dropped toward the horizon.
The term appears in scientific contexts describing cellular processes or physical stretching, and in everyday descriptions of things gradually lengthening.
Extending muscles or material
- lengtheningIncreasing in extent
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- pullingForce toward oneself
- drawing outExtracting or prolonging
distending · unfurling · uncoiling · straightening · tapering · thinning · attenuating · tensioning
Extending in time
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- protractionLengthening in duration
- lengtheningIncreasing in extent
- drawing outExtracting or prolonging
sustaining · continuing · perpetuating · dragging out · spinning out · stretching out · padding · delaying
Increasing in extent
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- developingBecoming more advanced
- maturingDeveloping toward completion
growing · unfurling · expanding · shooting up · stretching out · germinating · bolting · reaching
Comparative relation of parts
- distortionTwisting from original state
- stylizationArtistic rendering with deliberate conventions
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
- MannerismSixteenth-century artistic sophistication movement
El Greco · Modigliani · figure drawing · perspective · foreshortening · sculpting · rendering · abstraction
stretching
Extending muscles or material
- lengtheningIncreasing in extent
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- pullingForce toward oneself
drawing out · distending · unfurling · uncoiling · straightening · tapering · thinning · attenuating · tensioning · straining
prolonging
Extending in time
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- protractionLengthening in duration
- lengtheningIncreasing in extent
drawing out · sustaining · continuing · perpetuating · dragging out · spinning out · stretching out · padding · delaying · stalling
lengthening
Increasing in extent
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- developingBecoming more advanced
maturing · growing · unfurling · expanding · shooting up · stretching out · germinating · bolting · reaching · climbing
proportion
Comparative relation of parts
- distortionTwisting from original state
- stylizationArtistic rendering with deliberate conventions
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
Mannerism · El Greco · Modigliani · figure drawing · perspective · foreshortening · sculpting · rendering · abstraction · silhouette
- stretchingreaching, extending, unfurling, lengthening, spreading
- fashion termsstyle, fashion week, runway, catwalk, runway shows
elongatingshortening
Reducing length or duration
compressing · contracting · shrinking · condensing · truncating
elongatingshortening
Reducing length or duration
abbreviating · abridging · condensing · curtailing · clipping