noun breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
2. distention ·noun the act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
noun breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
2. distention ·noun the act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012