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διαστολή — meaning in English

diastoli

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English meaning

  • dilatation noun Speech or writing that goes on for far too long.
  • expansion noun The act or process of becoming larger, or an instance of this happening.

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 Speech or writing that goes on for far too long.
  2. noun The process of becoming wider or larger on every side.
  3. noun (medicine) The widening of a passage or organ in the body.

expansion — full definition

  1. noun The act or process of becoming larger, or an instance of this happening.
  2. noun A measurement of how much a material's length increases for each degree that its temperature rises.
  3. noun Something extra that is added to increase the size or scope of a thing.
  4. noun An extra item that is designed to be used together with something you already have.
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