expression
the act of expressing or setting forth in words: the free expression of political opinions.
a particular word, phrase, or form of words: old-fashioned expressions.
the manner or form in which a thing is expressed in words; wording; phrasing: delicacy of expression.
the power of expressing in words: joy beyond expression.
indication of feeling, spirit, character, etc., as on the face, in the voice, or in artistic execution: the lyric expression embodied in his poetry.
a look or intonation expressing personal reaction, feeling, etc.: a shocked expression.
the quality or power of expressing an attitude, emotion, etc.: a face that lacks expression; to read with expression.
the act of expressing or representing, as by symbols.
Mathematics. a symbol or a combination of symbols representing a value, relation, or the like.
Linguistics. the stylistic characteristics of an utterance (opposed to meaning).
Linguistics. the system of verbal utterances specific to a language (opposed to content1).
the act of expressing or pressing out.
Computers. a combination of variables, constants, and functions linked by operation symbols and any required punctuation that describe a rule for calculating a value.
Genetics.
the action of a gene in the production of a protein or a phenotype.
Origin of expression
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Other words for expression
Other words from expression
- ex·pres·sion·al, adjective
- ex·pres·sion·less, adjective
- ex·pres·sion·less·ly, adverb
- pre·ex·pres·sion, noun
- re·ex·pres·sion, noun
- su·per·ex·pres·sion, noun
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How to use expression in a sentence
The Board said it will prioritize cases that threaten to harm freedom of expression or human rights, but declined to comment on specific cases it plans to take.
Facebook’s independent oversight board is finally up and running | Shirin Ghaffary | October 22, 2020 | VoxSuch as, to measure facial expressions in people who’ve suffered a stroke.
However, it might just be one of many material expressions, not the ultimate principle by which the brain organizes its neural activity.
Our Mind-Boggling Sense of Smell - Issue 91: The Amazing Brain | Ann-Sophie Barwich | October 14, 2020 | NautilusHe partnered with Laney, who developed an algorithm that overlaid one face onto another while retaining the latter’s expressions.
Inside the strange new world of being a deepfake actor | Karen Hao | October 9, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewOther major tools in your arsenal are your hand gestures and facial expressions.
These public speaking techniques can help you look smart on video calls | Sandra Gutierrez G. | October 6, 2020 | Popular-Science
Thirty college presidents think this is splendid expressional activity.
Expressional activities are increasing in Negro colleges but with few exceptions these are inadequate in scope and number.
The expressional changes of pitch, which constitute the 'melody,' or the 'inflections' of the sentences, play an important part.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 | VariousHe would have none of a formal and merely decorative beauty—a beauty serving no expressional need of the heart or the imagination.
Edward MacDowell | Lawrence GilmanIt now remains for us to examine the expressional activities of these students.
British Dictionary definitions for expression
/ (ɪkˈsprɛʃən) /
the act or an instance of transforming ideas into words
a manifestation of an emotion, feeling, etc, without words: tears are an expression of grief
communication of emotion through music, painting, etc
a look on the face that indicates mood or emotion: a joyful expression
the choice of words, phrases, syntax, intonation, etc, in communicating
a particular phrase used conventionally to express something: a dialect expression
the act or process of forcing or squeezing out a liquid
maths a variable, function, or some combination of constants, variables, or functions
genetics the effect of a particular gene on the phenotype
Derived forms of expression
- expressional, adjective
- expressionless, adjective
- expressionlessly, adverb
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