lengthening

lengthening
сущ. удлинение Syn : elongation, making longer Удлинение lengthening удлинение, увеличение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • lengthening — index continuance, continuation (prolongation), cumulative (increasing), development (progression) Burton s Legal Th …   Law dictionary

  • Lengthening — Lengthen Length en ( n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lengthened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lengthening} ( n*[i^]ng).] To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; sometimes followed by out …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lengthening — increasing increasing adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lengthening — adj. Lengthening is used with these nouns: ↑queue …   Collocations dictionary

  • lengthening — См. allungamento …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • lengthening — noun a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens …   Wiktionary

  • lengthening — Synonyms and related words: continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, crescendoing, crescent, elongation, endurance, expanding, extension, growing, increasing, incremental, intensifying, lingering, maintenance, multiplying, on the… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • lengthening — length·en·ing || leÅ‹(k)θənɪŋ n. act or process of making longer; act of becoming longer adj. causing to increase in length length·en || leŋθən v. make longer; become longer; stretch; further; extend …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lengthening — noun the act of prolonging something (Freq. 1) there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks • Syn: ↑prolongation, ↑protraction, ↑perpetuation • Derivationally related forms: ↑perpetuate ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • lengthening reaction — length·en·ing reaction leŋ(k)th (ə )niŋ , len(t)th n reflex relaxation of a muscle when it is subjected to excessive and vigorous stretching * * * the elongation of the extensor muscles which permits flexion of a limb …   Medical dictionary

  • lengthening contraction — a muscle contraction in which the ends of the muscle move farther apart, as when a limb is forcibly flexed. Called also eccentric c …   Medical dictionary


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