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Expression
Expression Ex*pres"sion ([e^]ks*pr[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.
expressio: cf. F. expression.]
1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure;
as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting
or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration;
utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
With this tone of philosophy were mingled
expressions of sympathy. --Prescott.
3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or
feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication,
whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner
or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas
and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her
performance on the piano has expression.
The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention
on his wonderful power of expression, have directed
their imitation to this. --M. Arnold.
4. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a
work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or
feeling. ``The expression of an eye.'
Meaning of Expression from wikipedia
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Expression may
refer to:
Expression (linguistics), a word, phrase, or
sentence Expression (mathematics)...
- A
regular expression (shortened as
regex or regexp),
sometimes referred to as
rational expression, is a
sequence of
characters that
specifies a match...
- In
computer programming, an S-
expression (or
symbolic expression,
abbreviated as ****pr or ****p) is an
expression in a like-named
notation for
nested list...
- Gene
expression is the
process (including its regulation) by
which information from a gene is used in the
synthesis of a
functional gene
product that enables...
- at
compile time,
where expressions are
evaluated only as
needed to
produce efficient code for the
entire com****tion.
Expression templates thus
allow programmers...
- In
computer programming, M-
expressions (or meta-
expressions) were an
early proposed syntax for the Lisp
programming language,
inspired by contemporary...
- of retaliation, censorship, or
legal sanction. The
right to
freedom of
expression has been
recognised as a
human right in the
Universal Declaration of Human...
- A
predicative expression (or just predicative) is part of a
clause predicate, and is an
expression that
typically follows a co**** or
linking verb, e.g...
- An
emotional expression is a
behavior that
communicates an
emotional state or attitude. It can be
verbal or nonverbal, and can
occur with or
without self-awareness...
-
Facial expression is the
motion and
positioning of the
muscles beneath the skin of the face.
These movements convey the
emotional state of an individual...
