Dictionary Entry
distention
distention is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses
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- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
- 3noun
the act of expanding by pressure from within
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- 4noun
the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
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