n.
Pronunciation: i- ' rek-sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 a : the state marked by firm turgid form and erect position of a previously flaccid bodily part containing cavernous tissue when that tissue becomes dilated with blood b : an occurrence of such a state in the penis or clitoris
2 : the act or process of erecting something : CONSTRUCTION
3 : something erected