elongate derâzidan Fr.: allonger To draw out to greater length; lengthen; extend. From L.L. elongatus "lengthened out," p.p. of elongare "to make longer, to remove to a distance," from → ex- "out" + longus "long;" PIE base *dlonghos- "long;" cf. Av. darəga-, darəγa- "long," drājištəm "longest;" Mod.Pers. derâz "long," dir "late; long;" Skt. dīrghá- "long (in space and time);" Gk. dolikhos "long;" P.Gmc. *langgaz (Ger. lang; O.N. langr; M.Du. lanc; Goth. laggs "long;" E. long). DerâzidanDerâzeš "to elongate," from derâz "long," Mid.Pers. drâz "long;" Av. darəga-, darəγa- "long," drājištəm "longest;" PIE *dlonghos- "long," as above. |
elongated derâzidé, kešidé Fr.: allongé Made longer; long and narrow. Past participle of → elongate. |
elongated orbit madâr-e derâzidé, ~ kašidé Fr.: orbite allongée An → elliptical orbit with a high → eccentricity. |