ERECTION


Meaning of ERECTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈrek-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.