Meanings
noundistension (countable and uncountable, plural distensions)
plural distensions · alternative distention
- countableuncountableThe act of distending.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
Similar
Broader
physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French; cf. Latin distentio.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَفْخ, اِنْتِفَاخ
- نَفْخ (nafḵ)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
- اِنْتِفَاخ (intifāḵ)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
Bulgarian разтегляне, разширение
- разтегляне (raztegljane)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
- разширение (razširenie)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
Greek διάταση, διαστολή
- διάταση (diátasi)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
- διαστολή (diastolí)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
Hungarian felfúvódás, puffadás
- felfúvódásthe act or occasion of distending or swelling
- puffadásthe act or occasion of distending or swelling
- felpuffadásthe act or occasion of distending or swelling
Māori koeketanga, rerena
- koeketangathe act or occasion of distending or swelling
- rerenathe act or occasion of distending or swelling
Spanish distensión
- distensiónthe act or occasion of distending or swelling
Ukrainian розтягнення, розширення
- розтягнення (roztjahnennja)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
- розширення (rozšyrennja)the act or occasion of distending or swelling
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Cite this entry
APA
distension. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distension
MLA
“distension.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distension. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distension,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distension.
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