Found 3 items, similar to Expressions.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: expression ekspresi, ungkapan, wacana
English → English (WordNet) Definition: expression expression n 1: the expression on a person's face; “a sad expression”; “a look of triumph”; “an angry face” [syn: look, aspect, facial expression, face] 2: expression without words; “tears are an expression of grief”; “the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition” [syn: manifestation, reflection, reflexion] 3: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; “expressions of good will”; “he helped me find expression for my ideas” 4: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; “pardon the expression” [syn: saying, locution] 5: the style of expressing yourself; “he suggested a better formulation”; “his manner of expression showed how much he cared” [syn: formulation] 6: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn: formula] 7: (genetics) the process of expressing a gene 8: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; “I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner” [syn: construction, grammatical construction] [ant: misconstruction] 9: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; “the expression of milk from her breast”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Expression Expression \Ex*pres"sion\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. expressio: cf. F. expression.] 1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will. [1913 Webster] With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. [1913 Webster] The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster] 4. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling. “The expression of an eye.” --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] 5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression. [1913 Webster] 6. (Math.) The representation of any quantity or relation by appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific order. [1913 Webster +PJC] 7. (Genetics) the production of products by a gene that cause the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype; -- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype, [PJC] 8. (Computers) a combination of characters linked by operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of the computer language in order to produce a resulting value. [PJC] Note: In most programming languages, (a + b) is an expression indicating simple arithmetic addition, if the variables a and b are real numbers. Many other types of operation may be used in programs, and each set of symbols indicating an operation is an expression in that program. [PJC] Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of description. “Beyond expression bright.” --Milton. [1913 Webster]