Long

Long is a term applied to an object that is of the same basic form as some standard object, but longer. The term long typically denotes a pattern (usually the second-smallest) in a family of patterns which are simple linear extensions of a base pattern. Prototypical examples include long snake, long canoe, long boat and long ship.

Not all families of arbitrarily extensible patterns use the term long; some families such as the barber pole family and lightweight spaceship family have alternate terms for extended patterns.

Examples
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A boat.
A long boat.
A long2 boat.
A long3 boat.

Specific names
A very^12 long ship
TermPattern in family
long1, long2nd-smallest
long2, long long, very long3rd-smallest
long3, very very long, extra long4th-smallest
long4, very3 long, extra extra long, remarkably long[1]5th-smallest
long5, very4 long, terribly long[1]6th-smallest
long6, very5 long, absurdly long[1]7th-smallest
long7, very6 long, stupidly long[2]8th-smallest
long8, very7 long, ridiculously long[3]9th-smallest
long9, very8 long, ludicrously long[1]10th-smallest
......
longn, veryn-1 long, extran-2 long(n+1)th-smallest
......
gollark: I see.
gollark: What's a "diac"?
gollark: Um, magnetron.
gollark: I assume that the underlying microwavey bit requires the same electrical stuff regardless.
gollark: The resistor behaves ohmically and the current through both things is the same.

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