Defn: Capable of being prolonged; as, life is prolongable by care.
Each syllable being a prolongable quantity. Rush.
PROLONGATE
Pro*lon"gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prolongated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Prolongating.] Etym: [L. prolongatus, p. p. of prolongare. See
Prolong.]
Defn: To prolong; to extend in space or in time. [R.]
PROLONGATION
Pro`lon*ga"tion, n. Etym: [F. prolongation.]
1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction. Bacon.
2. That which forms an additional length.
PROLONGE
Pro*longe", n. Etym: [F. See Prolong.] (Field Artillery)
Defn: A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other purposes.
PROLONGER
Pro*long"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, causes an extension in time or space.