(distendere)
31stendere — A v. tr. 1. allungare, distendere, allargare, aprire, estendere, prolungare, protendere, tendere, decontrarre □ spiegare, dispiegare (raro), srotolare, svolgere, sviluppare CONTR. contrarre, ridurre, stringere, restringere □ piegare,… …
32Distend — Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1. To… …
33Distended — Distend Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1.… …
34Distending — Distend Dis*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum; dis + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to distend, d[ e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf. {Detent}.] 1.… …
35distend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin distendere, from dis + tendere to stretch more at thin Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. extend 2. to enlarge from internal pressure ; …
36distensible — adjective Etymology: distens (from Latin distensus, past participle of distendere) + ible Date: circa 1828 capable of being distended • distensibility noun …
37distension — or distention noun Etymology: Middle English distensioun, from Latin distention , distentio, from distendere Date: 15th century the act of distending or the state of being distended especially unduly or abnormally …
38Distendiren — (lat. distendere), ausspannen; Distention, Ausspannung …
39distend — distender, n. /di stend /, v.t., v.i. 1. to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic: Habitual overeating had distended his stomach. 2. to spread in all directions; expand; swell: The sea distended about them. [1375 1425; late ME ( <… …
40distensible — distensibility, n. /di sten seuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being distended. [1820 30; < L distens(us) (ptp. of distendere; distend DISTEND + tus ptp. suffix) + IBLE] * * * …
