搜尋結果
elongation
- IPA[ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn]
英式
- the action or process of lengthening something;an elongated part.
noun: elongation, plural noun: elongations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action or process of lengthening something the bird's tails become forked through elongation of their outer feathers an elongation of the crater in the impact direction
- ▪ an elongated part.
- ▪ the amount of extension of an object under stress, usually expressed as a percentage of the original length.
- 2. the angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite from a planet, as seen by an observer Mercury reaches greatest elongation on the 1st, when it will be 27 degrees west of the Sun