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DISTENSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of expanding by pressure from within
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 dimensions
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)
