Answer: elongation

AnswerCrossword Clue
ELONGATIONStretching out
ELONGATIONStretching
ELONGATIONProtraction.
ELONGATIONLengthening.
elongationThe angular separation of a planet from the sun or of a satellite from a planet, as seen by an observer
elongationthe act of elongating
elongationThe lengthening of something
elongationA part of a line formed by lengthening; a continuation
elongationThe amount of extension of an object under stress, usually expressed as a percentage of the original length