Distension

/dɪsˈtɛnʃən/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of distending. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of expanding by pressure from within wordnet
  3. 3
    the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions wordnet

Synonyms

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bloatbloatednessbloatingbloatsblowing upboil

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.

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