ˈektəsə̇s noun
( plural ecta·ses -əˌsēz)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek ektasis extension, stretching, lengthening of a short syllable, from ekteinein to stretch out, from ek out of, out (from ex ) + teinein to stretch — more at ex- , thin
1. : the lengthening of a short syllable
2.
[New Latin, from Greek]
: dilatation , ectasia