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prolongation
pro·lon·gate P0591400 (prə-lông′gāt′, -lŏng′-, prō-)tr.v. pro·lon·gat·ed, pro·lon·gat·ing, pro·lon·gates To prolong. pro′lon·ga′tion (prō′lông-gā′shən, -lŏng-) n.pro•lon•ga•tion (ˌproʊ lɔŋˈgeɪ ʃən, -lɒŋ-) n. 1. the act of prolonging. 2. the state of being prolonged. 3. a prolonged or extended form. 4. an added part. [1480–90; < Late Latin] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | prolongation - the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"lengthening, perpetuation, protractioncontinuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption | | 2. | prolongation - amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet"lengthiness, extensionlongness - the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness"coextension - equality of extension or duration | | 3. | prolongation - the consequence of being lengthened in durationprotraction, lengthiness, continuationlength, duration - continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"fermata - (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest |
prolongationnounThe act of making something longer or the condition of being made longer:elongation, extension, protraction.Translationsprolong (prəˈloŋ) verb to make longer. Please do not prolong the discussion unnecessarily. 延長 延长prolongation (prouloŋˈgeiʃən) noun 延長,延伸 延长,延伸 proˈlonged adjective very long. prolonged discussions. 持續很久的,長時期的,拖延的 持续很久的,长时期的,拖延的
Prolongation
Prolongation (1) An extension of a contract beyond the effective period specified when the contract was concluded. (2) An extension of the repayment period on loans issued to enterprises and organizations by the State Bank of the USSR. Prolongation Related to Prolongation: QT prolongationPROLONGATION. Time added to the duration of something. 2. When the time is lengthened during which a party is to perform a contract, the sureties of such a party are in general discharged, unless the sureties consent to such prolongation. See Giving time. 3. In the civil law the prolongation of time to the principal did not discharge the surety. Dig. 2, 14, 27; Id. 12, 1, 40. prolongation Related to prolongation: QT prolongationSynonyms for prolongationnoun the act of making something longer or the condition of being made longerSynonyms- elongation
- extension
- protraction
Synonyms for prolongationnoun the act of prolonging somethingSynonyms- lengthening
- perpetuation
- protraction
Related Wordsnoun amount or degree or range to which something extendsSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the consequence of being lengthened in durationSynonyms- protraction
- lengthiness
- continuation
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