lengthening

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/|/ˈlɛŋ(k)θnɪŋ/    美 /ˈlɛŋ(k)θənɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of making or growing longer.
    — This enabled an additional 15-20 containers to be carried per train, giving a 20% productivity gain, and was partly enabled by Network Rail completing the lengthening of loops on the route northwards from Southampton via Banbury.
  2. a type of sound change when a sound (especially a vowel) lengthens
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of lengthen form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

lengthenings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
compensatory lengthening

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English lengthen
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English lengthening
From lengthen + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English lengthen
Middle English -ynge
English -ing
English lengthening
From lengthen + -ing.
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