elongated

BrE /ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪtɪd/ AmE /ɪˈlɑːŋɡeɪtɪd/

adjective en → es

1 SHAPE [attributive or predicative] B2

long and thin in shape; stretched out

alargado, estirado, alargamiento

  • an elongated object

Collocations elongated shape · elongated form

  • The snake has an elongated body.

    La serpiente tiene un cuerpo alargado.

2 EXTEND [transitive] C1

to make something longer or stretch it out

alargar, estirar, extender

  • elongate sth

Collocations elongate a muscle · elongate a line

  • The surgeon had to elongate the patient's leg.

    El cirujano tuvo que alargar la pierna del paciente.