Meaning & use
Elongating
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Making or becoming longer, especially by stretching.
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The dancer focused on elongating her spine with every breath.
Heat can cause metal rails to expand, elongating slightly along their length.
A note on using this word
In anatomy and fitness contexts, "elongating" a muscle refers to lengthening it through a stretch rather than simply relaxing it.
Words with a similar meaning
lengtheningstretching
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Words with an opposite meaning
shortening
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