The phrase "altering the length" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing changes made to the size or duration of something, such as a document, a piece of string, or a time period.
Example: "The designer is altering the length of the dress to better fit the model."
Alternatives: "modifying the length" or "changing the length".
The headphone's simple tie system — a plastic bead threaded through the cable — also beats the more complicated system Jaybird employs for altering the length of the cord for a better fit around the back of the neck.
In summary, three series of 104 vibralactone-based analogs were designed by altering the length and functionality of the chain linking the 3-position of the vibralactone moiety.
The microenvironment of the peptide ligands was controlled by altering the length of the surrounding oligo ethylene glycol) groups on the monolayer.
Upon altering the length of the alkyl substituents on the triazolium cation from dodecyl to tetradecyl and hexadecyl, a shape transformation from elongated "nanoworms" to a mixture of "onion-like" and "wasp-like" nanoparticles was observed.
Ligand diversity was achieved by altering the length of the alkyl chain between the heterocyclic nucleus and nucleophilic group, varying the position of alkyl chain attachment to the heterocycle, and incorporating extra substituents into the pyridinyl or related aza-heterocyclic ring.
Many states also regularly favored debtors over creditors by altering the length, terms, and payment modes of private contracts.
Altering the lengths of the rods determines the colours they produced.
Additionally, mutations in existing introns may engender compensatory mutations or activation of latent splice sites altering the lengths of associated intronic and exonic sequences (Gan et al. 2011; Long et al. 2013).
It has been argued that modifying microtubule catastrophy rates can change spindle length (Ohi et al., 2007; Loughlin et al., 2010), presumably by altering the lengths of microtubules, suggesting that the decrease in spindle length during early development might be caused by the increase in catastrophy rate.
The satin tie means you can alter the length which combined with the neutral tones means it's super-versatile.
Additional notes are obtained by using fingerholes to alter the length of the air column enclosed by the pipe or by vigorously overblowing, forcing the air column to vibrate in segments and sound overtones (harmonics) of the fundamental pitch.
