elongators

Things that lengthen

Elongators are things that lengthen or extend something.

The term appears in technical contexts—biology, manufacturing, mechanics—for devices, substances, or processes that increase length: The elongators in the machine stretch the wire to specification.

Someone who elongates something can also be called an elongator, though this use is uncommon.

fitness

stretcher

Portable frame for casualties

flexibility · hamstring · spine · limb · muscle · tendon · range of motion · warmup · cooldown · pilates

cosmetic

mascara

Lash-darkening cosmetic

wand · brush · coating · buildable · waterproof · curling · defining · separating · application · formula

mechanical

extender

Thing that adds length

cylinder · rod · shaft · jack · lift · stroke · travel · boom · reach · adjustable

electrical

extension cord

Flexible electrical reach lengthener

amplifier · adapter · connector · jumper · patch cable · power strip

typography

ascender

One moving upward

flourish · stroke · letterform · calligraphy · serif · tail · terminal · stem · crossbar · ornamental

Opposites
length modification direction

elongatorsshorteners

Things that decrease length

compressors · contractors · shrinkers · compactors · retractors

dimensional change type

elongatorscompressors

Volume-reducing machines

compactors · squeezers · crushers · pressers · constrictors

biological/cellular function

elongatorsterminators

Those that end something

inhibitors · repressors

Family

elongator

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