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διαστολή — meaning in English

diastoli

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English meaning

  • dilatation noun Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
  • expansion noun An act, process, or instance of expanding.

Senses

διαστολή is used for these senses in English:

  • bar line (music) A vertical line in musical notation used to separate two bars or measures.
  • diastole (chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
  • distension The act of distending.
  • expansion An act, process, or instance of expanding.

dilatation — full definition

  1. noun Prolixity; diffuse discourse.
  2. noun The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on all sides; the state of being dilated
  3. noun A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other organ.

expansion — full definition

  1. noun An act, process, or instance of expanding.
  2. noun The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
  3. noun A new addition.
  4. noun A product to be used with a previous product.

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