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DISTENSION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of expanding by pressure from withinplay

Synonyms:

distension; distention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("distension" is a kind of...):

enlargement; expansion (the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope)

Derivation:

distend (swell from or as if from internal pressure)

distend (become wider)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensionsplay

Synonyms:

dilatation; distension; distention

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("distension" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "distension"):

tympanites (distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity)

ectasia; ectasis (dilatation or distension of a hollow organ)

varicocele (dilatation of the veins associated with the spermatic cord in the testes)

Derivation:

distend (swell from or as if from internal pressure)

distend (become wider)

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