Found 3 items, similar to Distending.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: distend membuncitkan, mengembungkan, menggelembungkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: distend distend v 1: become wider; “His pupils were dilated” [syn: dilate] 2: cause to expand as it by internal pressure; “The gas distended the animal's body” 3: swell from or as if from internal pressure; “The distended bellies of the starving cows”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Distending 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. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to stretch. [R.] [1913 Webster] But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a bladder, the stomach, etc. [1913 Webster] The warmth distends the chinks. --Dryden. Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate. [1913 Webster]