plural of compensatory lengthening

plural of lengthscale

(phonology) To lengthen (a vowel) upon dropping the consonant that had followed it; to cause to undergo compensatory lengthening.

(phonology, uncountable) The lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost, regarded as an extreme form of fusion; (countable) an instance of this.

That may be lengthened.

Absence of length.

(biology, computing) The informatics involved in the calculation of the length of telomeres or nucleic acids

Alternative form of length scale

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension. / Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.

(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of. / (intransitive) To become longer.