'Prolongation' definitions:
Definition of 'prolongation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening]
noun
Amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet" [syn: extension, lengthiness, prolongation]
noun
The consequence of being lengthened in duration [syn: lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction]
Definition of 'Prolongation'
From: GCIDE
- Prolongation \Pro`lon*ga"tion\, n. [F. prolongation.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which forms an additional length. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prolongation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adjournal,
- adjournment,
- coming after,
- consecution,
- consecutiveness,
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- deferment,
- deferral,
- descent,
- elongation,
- endurance,
- extension,
- extension of time,
- following,
- lengthening,
- line,
- lineage,
- lingering,
- logical sequence,
- maintenance,
- order,
- order of succession,
- perpetuation,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- posteriority,
- postponement,
- postposition,
- procession,
- procrastination,
- production,
- progress,
- progression,
- prorogation,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- putting-off,
- repetition,
- rotation,
- run,
- sequence,
- series,
- staying power,
- straight course,
- strain,
- stretch,
- stretching,
- stringing out,
- subjunction,
- succession,
- successiveness,
- suffixation,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- tabling,
- tension,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way