verb
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To make longer, to extend the length of.
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To become longer.
example
The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.
noun
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The process of growing longer.
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A type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
Examples of lengthening in a Sentence
His fangs were lengthening, and he lowered his head, nudging her back.
Raw fingers plucked at his lengthening hair, his hair piece long since dumped.
All the artful maneuvers suggested by our generals meant fresh movements of the army and a lengthening of its marches, whereas the only reasonable aim was to shorten those marches.
His fangs were lengthening.
Nearly related is the extinct family Lophiodontidae (inclusive of the American Helaletidae), in which both the upper and lower first premolar may be absent, while the upper molars present a more rhinoceros-like form, owing to the lateral compression and consequent lengthening of the outer columns, of which the hinder is bent somewhat inwards and is more or less concave externally, thus forming a more complete outer wall.
This was enumerated from 1788 onwards by official "musters," at first weekly, and afterwards at lengthening intervals.
If therefore the outer rail is laid at a level above that of the inner rail at the curve, overturning will be resisted more than would be the case if both rails were in the same horizontal plane, since the tilting of the vehicle due to this " superelevation " diminishes the overturning moment, and also increases the restoring moment, by shortening in the one case and lengthening in the other the lever arms at which the respective forces act.
Machine shops are usually provided to enable minor repairs to be executed; the tendency, both in England and America, is to increase the amount of such repairing plant at engine sheds, thus lengthening the intervals between the visits of the engines to the main repairing shops of the railway.
Now nickel contracts instead of lengthening when it is magnetized, and an experiment by Knott showed, as he expected, that caeteris paribus a nickel wire twists in a sense opposite to that in which iron twists.
Any change in the resistance of the arc, either by lengthening, due to the sinking of the charge in the crucible, or by the burning of the carbon, affected the proportion of current flowing in the two shunt circuits, and so altered the position of the iron cylinder in the solenoid that the length of arc was, within limits, automatically regulated.
As the season advances and the flowers yield nectar more freely, visible signs of combbuilding will be observed in the whitened edges of empty cells in the brood-chambers; the thoughtful workers are lengthening out the cells for honey-storing, and the bee-master takes the hint by giving room in advance, thus lessening the chance of undesired swarms. In other words, order and method, combined with the habit of taking time by the forelock, are absolutely necessary to the bee-keeper, seeing that the enormous army of workers under his control is multiplying daily by scores of thousands.
Newcomb's explanation of the lengthening of the Eulerian period is found in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society for March 1892.
A lengthening of the axis of the female strobilus of Coniferae is not of infrequent occurrence in Cryptomeria japonica, larch (Larix europaea), &c., and this is usually associated with a leaf-like condition of the bracts, and sometimes even with the development of leaf-bearing shoots in place of the scales.
This stretching is to allow for lengthening of the graft when distended with arterial blood.
This occurred concurrent with platform lengthening at the station's eastern end, allowing the station to accommodate twelve-vehicle electric formations.
A combined posterior medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy and Evans osteotomy was used, with transfer of FDL to the medial cuneiform and TA lengthening.
Its iron gnomon casts a lengthening shadow across the incised Roman numerals on its lichened face on sunny October afternoons.
There is no difference in the reported clinical results of medial displacement posterior calcaneal osteotomy and lateral column lengthening.
Under the lengthening shadow of Ibsen, an argument arose whether it was not a very nice thing to murder one's self.
People are spending more of their lives living on their own -- through choice, through lengthening life spans and widowhood.
The terrestrial eyepiece (see Telescope), which likewise ensures an upright image, but which involves an inconvenient lengthening, has also been employed in the binocular microscope.
Under the lengthening shadow of Ibsen, an argument arose whether it was not a very nice thing to murder one 's self.
For instance, if your primary concern is lengthening and stretching your body out of the tightness and soreness it's trapped in, talk to your instructor about Iyengar yoga.
Mascara formulas include volumizing, lengthening, and natural looking products.
A specialized lengthening mascara with fibers designed to lengthen the lashes beyond most of the competition.
It is no different than covering a pimple or lengthening your eyelashes with mascara.
One side is for lengthening, while the other is for volumizing.
Among them is Definicils, a lengthening, separating, lash-defining tool that is as effective in the waterproof formula as the regular version.
Amp up your lashes with lengthening mascara.
Mascara does not have to be entirely absent from your 70s' face, but focus more on lengthening rather than thickening formulas.
For added oomph, coat them with two layers of black lengthening mascara.
I don't want to have to buy a mascara for lengthening to layer with a mascara for volumizing.
I don't really need a whole lot of lengthening and thickening for my lashes, so I will keep it around for its long-lasting deep color.
You aren't looking for a lot of lengthening.
The mascara comes in a double-sided wand containing a lash primer and a lengthening topcoat.
Lengthening mascara makes your natural lashes look longer (the makeup coats the eyelashes and builds on top of them making them appear longer).
When choosing a mascara for lengthening short lashes, oftentimes the type of mascara wand plays just as large a role as the mascara formula itself.
This two-step formula features a nourishing basecoat on one end and a lengthening mascara on the other.
Petite frames can rejoice in the lengthening abilities a short dress can have on your silhouette.
While the trend for boys has been to wear trousers as low as they dare, for a suit to be as lengthening and slimming as it can be, the trousers should be worn above the hips.
To create an illusion of height, try elongating the profile of a window or the height of a tub enclosure by lengthening the window treatments or shower curtains.
The right bra lifts and shapes you, lengthening your torso and enhancing your curves.
If you have a perfect hourglass silhouette, opt for dresses and tunics that hug the waist and create a lengthening effect.
Many of the tops feature wrap and twist styles – subtle details that go a long way towards enhancing the bust while slimming the waist and lengthening the overall figure.
Patients who have received treatment for Ewing's sarcoma are examined often-at gradually lengthening intervals-after completing therapy.
Tenotomy-A surgical procedure that cuts the tendon of a contracted muscle to allow lengthening.
Children and adolescents with gigantism show a characteristic lengthening and enlargement of bones, principally of the limbs.
Children born with co-existing craniofacial conditions, such as Apert syndrome, which affects the growth of the jaw, may benefit from a technique called mandibular bone lengthening or distraction osteogenesis.
It usually involves palatal lengthening and drawing tissue from either side of the mouth to rebuild the palate.
Palatal lengthening (palatal pushback)-A surgical procedure in which tissue from the front part of the mouth is moved back to lengthen it.