lengthening
11lengthening contraction — a muscle contraction in which the ends of the muscle move farther apart, as when a limb is forcibly flexed. Called also eccentric c …
12Crown lengthening — Intervention MeSH D016556 …
13Open syllable lengthening — In linguistics, open syllable lengthening is the process by which short vowels become long when in an open syllable. It occurs in many languages at a phonetic or allophonic level, where no meaningful distinction in length is made. However, as it… …
14Compensatory lengthening — Sound change and alternation Metathesis Quantitative metathesis …
15Electrical lengthening — is the modification of an aerial which is shorter than a whole number multiple of a quarter of the radiated wavelength, by means of a suitable electronic device, without changing the physical length of the aerial, in such a way that it… …
16Our Lengthening Shadows — EP by Enochian Theory Released March 2005 Recorded March 2005 Jam Studios, Chichester, Hampshire Pyres Of Mithrandire, Portsmouth …
17compensatory lengthening — Historical Ling. the lengthening of a vowel when a following consonant is weakened or lost, as the change from Old English niht /nikht/ to night /nuyt/, with loss of /kh/ and lengthening of /i/ to a vowel that eventually became /uy/. * * * …
18compensatory lengthening — Historical Ling. the lengthening of a vowel when a following consonant is weakened or lost, as the change from Old English niht /nikht/ to night /nuyt/, with loss of /kh/ and lengthening of /i/ to a vowel that eventually became /uy/ …
19limb lengthening — an orthopaedic procedure for increasing the length of a limb (usually the leg). An external fixator is attached to the bone. This can be a circular frame surrounding the bone, which was invented by the Russian surgeon Ilizarov, or a bar down one… …
20limb lengthening — an orthopaedic procedure for increasing the length of a limb (usually the leg). An external fixator is attached to the bone. This can be a circular frame surrounding the bone, which was invented by the Russian surgeon Ilizarov, or a bar down one… …
