(adj) having notably more length than width; being long and slender, Syn. elongated, Example:an elongate tail tapering to a point; the old man's gaunt and elongated frame
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Elongated p. pr. & vb. n. Elongating. ] [ LL. elongatus, p. p. of elongare to remove, to prolong; e + L. longus long. See Long, a., and cf. Eloign. ] 1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a line. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To remove further off. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
[さより(gikun);はりお(針魚)(ok);サヨリ, sayori (gikun); hario ( hari sakana )(ok); sayori] (n) (uk) Japanese halfbeak (species of fish with elongated lower jaw) (Hemiramphus sajori); stickleback