expression
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, search Wikipedia has an article on: Expression
Contents |
English
Most common English words: bright « scarcely « Paris « #733: expression » Duke » battle » boundEtymology
From Middle English < Latin expressiō (“a pressing out”).
Pronunciation
Noun
expression (plural expressions)
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- Of a mother, the process of expressing milk.
Derived terms
- arithmetic expression
- linguistic expression
- logical expression
- regular expression
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Latin expressiō (“a pressing out”).
Pronunciation
-
Audio (France, Paris) (file)
Noun
expression f. (plural expressions)
Interlingua
Etymology
From Latin expressiō (“a pressing out”).
Noun
expression (plural expressiones)
|
[Hide]▼
7thspace.com
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:08:57 GMT+00:00
of PDGF beta receptor in mouse models with normal ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) We next confirm pericyte-specific PDGFRbeta expression in the brains of F7 mutants and show that these mice are viable in spite of substantial 40-60% ...
[Hide]▲
