| slovo | definícia |
express
(mass) | express
- expresný, vyjadriť, vyjadrovať |
Express
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"), a. [F. expr[`e]s, L.
expressus, p. p. of exprimere to express; ex. out + premere
To press. See Press.]
1. Exactly representing; exact.
[1913 Webster]
Their human countenance
The express resemblance of the gods. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not
implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by
intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express
consent; an express statement.
[1913 Webster]
I have express commandment. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express;
sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special
speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used
adverbially.
[1913 Webster]
A messenger sent express from the other world.
--Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
2. of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance
designated an express[5]; makiung few or no intermediate
stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express
elevator.
[PJC]
Express color. (Law) See the Note under Color, n., 8.
Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See Explicit.
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Express
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.
exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
[1913 Webster]
All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Halters and racks can not express from thee
More than by deeds. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
[1913 Webster]
Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
Smith.
[1913 Webster]
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;
to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an
opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by
language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
[1913 Webster]
My words express my purpose. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
They expressed in their lives those excellent
doctrines of morality. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what
is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to
appear; -- used reflexively.
[1913 Webster]
Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
against me, one evening. --Pope.
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5. To denote; to designate.
[1913 Webster]
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
by their names. --Num. i. 17.
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6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to
express a package.
7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance
of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an
organism with a specific gene; as, to express the
beta-galactosidase gene,
[PJC]
Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
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Express
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain
declaration. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on
earth. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a
regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system
for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or
parcels.
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3. An express office.
[1913 Webster]
She charged him . . . to ask at the express if
anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale.
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4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
[Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
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5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or
goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does
not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as,
take the express to get there faster.
Syn: express train. [PJC]
Express office, an office where packages for an express are
received or delivered.
Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train)
that does not stop at certain stations, but only at
stations designated express stops.
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EXPRESS
(bouvier) | EXPRESS. That which is made known, and not left to implication. The opposite
of implied. It is a rule, that when a matter or thing is expressed, it
ceases to be implied by law: expressum facit cessare tacitum. Co. Litt. 183;
1 Bouv. Inst. n. 97.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
express
(mass) | express
- expresný, vyjadriť, vyjadrovať |
expressed
(mass) | expressed
- vyslovený, vyjadrený (slovami) |
expression
(mass) | expression
- vyjadrovanie, prejav, vyjadrenie, výraz |
expressway
(mass) | expressway
- diaľnica, dialnica |
selfexpression
(mass) | self-expression
- sebe reprezentácia |
Beyond expression
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration;
utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
[1913 Webster]
With this tone of philosophy were mingled
expressions of sympathy. --Prescott.
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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.
[1913 Webster]
The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention
on his wonderful power of expression, have directed
their imitation to this. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster]
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." --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
It still wore the majesty of expression so
conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable
pencil of Titian. --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]
5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed;
a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an
odd expression.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Math.) The representation of any quantity or relation by
appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific
order.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
7. (Genetics) the production of products by a gene that cause
the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype;
-- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as,
the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,
[PJC]
8. (Computers) a combination of characters linked by
operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer
program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of
the computer language in order to produce a resulting
value.
[PJC]
Note: In most programming languages, (a + b) is an expression
indicating simple arithmetic addition, if the variables
a and b are real numbers. Many other types of operation
may be used in programs, and each set of symbols
indicating an operation is an expression in that
program.
[PJC]
Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of
description. "Beyond expression bright." --Milton.
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Express
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"), a. [F. expr[`e]s, L.
expressus, p. p. of exprimere to express; ex. out + premere
To press. See Press.]
1. Exactly representing; exact.
[1913 Webster]
Their human countenance
The express resemblance of the gods. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not
implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by
intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express
consent; an express statement.
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I have express commandment. --Shak.
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3. Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express;
sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special
speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used
adverbially.
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A messenger sent express from the other world.
--Atterbury.
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2. of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance
designated an express[5]; makiung few or no intermediate
stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express
elevator.
[PJC]
Express color. (Law) See the Note under Color, n., 8.
Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See Explicit.
[1913 Webster]Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.
exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
[1913 Webster]
All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Halters and racks can not express from thee
More than by deeds. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
[1913 Webster]
Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
Smith.
[1913 Webster]
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;
to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an
opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by
language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
[1913 Webster]
My words express my purpose. --Shak.
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They expressed in their lives those excellent
doctrines of morality. --Addison.
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4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what
is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to
appear; -- used reflexively.
[1913 Webster]
Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
against me, one evening. --Pope.
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5. To denote; to designate.
[1913 Webster]
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
by their names. --Num. i. 17.
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6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to
express a package.
7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance
of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an
organism with a specific gene; as, to express the
beta-galactosidase gene,
[PJC]
Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
[1913 Webster]Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain
declaration. [Obs.]
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The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on
earth. --Jer. Taylor.
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2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a
regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system
for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or
parcels.
[1913 Webster]
3. An express office.
[1913 Webster]
She charged him . . . to ask at the express if
anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
[Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
[1913 Webster]
5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or
goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does
not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as,
take the express to get there faster.
Syn: express train. [PJC]
Express office, an office where packages for an express are
received or delivered.
Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train)
that does not stop at certain stations, but only at
stations designated express stops.
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Express color
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"), a. [F. expr[`e]s, L.
expressus, p. p. of exprimere to express; ex. out + premere
To press. See Press.]
1. Exactly representing; exact.
[1913 Webster]
Their human countenance
The express resemblance of the gods. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not
implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by
intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express
consent; an express statement.
[1913 Webster]
I have express commandment. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express;
sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special
speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used
adverbially.
[1913 Webster]
A messenger sent express from the other world.
--Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
2. of or pertaining to an express train or other conveyance
designated an express[5]; makiung few or no intermediate
stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express
elevator.
[PJC]
Express color. (Law) See the Note under Color, n., 8.
Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See Explicit.
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Express office
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain
declaration. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on
earth. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a
regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system
for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or
parcels.
[1913 Webster]
3. An express office.
[1913 Webster]
She charged him . . . to ask at the express if
anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
[Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
[1913 Webster]
5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or
goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does
not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as,
take the express to get there faster.
Syn: express train. [PJC]
Express office, an office where packages for an express are
received or delivered.
Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train)
that does not stop at certain stations, but only at
stations designated express stops.
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Express rifle
(gcide) | Express rifle \Ex*press" ri"fle\
A sporting rifle for use at short ranges, employing a large
charge of powder and a light (short) bullet, giving a high
initial velocity and consequently a flat trajectory. It is
usually of moderately large caliber.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Express train
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]
1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain
declaration. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on
earth. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a
regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system
for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or
parcels.
[1913 Webster]
3. An express office.
[1913 Webster]
She charged him . . . to ask at the express if
anything came up from town. --E. E. Hale.
[1913 Webster]
4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.
[Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.
[1913 Webster]
5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or
goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does
not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to local; as,
take the express to get there faster.
Syn: express train. [PJC]
Express office, an office where packages for an express are
received or delivered.
Express train, a railway train (such as a subway train)
that does not stop at certain stations, but only at
stations designated express stops.
[1913 Webster]Express train \Express train\
Formerly, a railroad train run expressly for the occasion; a
special train; now, a train run at express or special speed
and making few stops.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Expressage
(gcide) | Expressage \Ex*press"age\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"[asl]j; 48), n.
The charge for carrying a parcel by express.
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Expressed
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.
exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
[1913 Webster]
All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Halters and racks can not express from thee
More than by deeds. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
[1913 Webster]
Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
Smith.
[1913 Webster]
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;
to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an
opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by
language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
[1913 Webster]
My words express my purpose. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
They expressed in their lives those excellent
doctrines of morality. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what
is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to
appear; -- used reflexively.
[1913 Webster]
Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
against me, one evening. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
5. To denote; to designate.
[1913 Webster]
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
by their names. --Num. i. 17.
[1913 Webster]
6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to
express a package.
7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance
of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an
organism with a specific gene; as, to express the
beta-galactosidase gene,
[PJC]
Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
[1913 Webster]expressed \expressed\ adj.
1. Communicated in words.
Syn: uttered, verbalized.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to
implication. Opposite of implicit. [Narrower terms:
graphic] Also See: definite, denotative, denotive,
overt, open, unequivocal, unambiguous.
Syn: explicit, express.
[WordNet 1.5] |
expressed
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.
exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
[1913 Webster]
All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Halters and racks can not express from thee
More than by deeds. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
[1913 Webster]
Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
Smith.
[1913 Webster]
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;
to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an
opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by
language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
[1913 Webster]
My words express my purpose. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
They expressed in their lives those excellent
doctrines of morality. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what
is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to
appear; -- used reflexively.
[1913 Webster]
Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
against me, one evening. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
5. To denote; to designate.
[1913 Webster]
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
by their names. --Num. i. 17.
[1913 Webster]
6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to
express a package.
7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance
of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an
organism with a specific gene; as, to express the
beta-galactosidase gene,
[PJC]
Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
[1913 Webster]expressed \expressed\ adj.
1. Communicated in words.
Syn: uttered, verbalized.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to
implication. Opposite of implicit. [Narrower terms:
graphic] Also See: definite, denotative, denotive,
overt, open, unequivocal, unambiguous.
Syn: explicit, express.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Expressible
(gcide) | Expressible \Ex*press"i*ble\ (-[i^]*b'l), a.
Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented,
or uttered. -- Express"i*bly,adv.
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Expressibly
(gcide) | Expressible \Ex*press"i*ble\ (-[i^]*b'l), a.
Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented,
or uttered. -- Express"i*bly,adv.
[1913 Webster] |
Expressing
(gcide) | Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expressed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Expressing.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.
exprimere, expressum. See Express, a.; cf. Sprain.]
1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of
grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.
[1913 Webster]
All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
Halters and racks can not express from thee
More than by deeds. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or
likeness; to represent; to resemble.
[1913 Webster]
Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.
Smith.
[1913 Webster]
So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;
to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an
opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by
language; to declare; to utter; to tell.
[1913 Webster]
My words express my purpose. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
They expressed in their lives those excellent
doctrines of morality. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what
is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to
appear; -- used reflexively.
[1913 Webster]
Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation
against me, one evening. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
5. To denote; to designate.
[1913 Webster]
Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed
by their names. --Num. i. 17.
[1913 Webster]
6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special
opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to
express a package.
7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance
of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an
organism with a specific gene; as, to express the
beta-galactosidase gene,
[PJC]
Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.
[1913 Webster] |
Expression
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration;
utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
[1913 Webster]
With this tone of philosophy were mingled
expressions of sympathy. --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention
on his wonderful power of expression, have directed
their imitation to this. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster]
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." --Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]
It still wore the majesty of expression so
conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable
pencil of Titian. --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]
5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed;
a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an
odd expression.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Math.) The representation of any quantity or relation by
appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific
order.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
7. (Genetics) the production of products by a gene that cause
the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype;
-- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as,
the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,
[PJC]
8. (Computers) a combination of characters linked by
operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer
program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of
the computer language in order to produce a resulting
value.
[PJC]
Note: In most programming languages, (a + b) is an expression
indicating simple arithmetic addition, if the variables
a and b are real numbers. Many other types of operation
may be used in programs, and each set of symbols
indicating an operation is an expression in that
program.
[PJC]
Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of
description. "Beyond expression bright." --Milton.
[1913 Webster] |
Expressional
(gcide) | Expressional \Ex*pres"sion*al\ (-al), a.
Of, or relating to, expression; phraseological; also, vividly
representing or suggesting an idea or sentiment. --Fitzed.
Hall. --Ruskin.
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expressionism
(gcide) | expressionism \expressionism\ n.
1. an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's
subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized.
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2. a genre of German painting that tried to show the
subjective responses to scenes rather than the scenes
themselves.
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expressionist
(gcide) | expressionist \expressionist\ n.
an artist who is an adherent of expressionism.
[WordNet 1.5]expressionist \expressionist\ expressionistic
\expressionistic\adj.
1. of or pertaining to expressionism (definition 2); as,
expressionist art.
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expressionistic
(gcide) | expressionist \expressionist\ expressionistic
\expressionistic\adj.
1. of or pertaining to expressionism (definition 2); as,
expressionist art.
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Expressionless
(gcide) | Expressionless \Ex*pres"sion*less\, a.
Destitute of expression.
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Expressive
(gcide) | Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.]
1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative;
communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of
his gratitude.
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Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
--Tickell.
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2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or
feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,
expressive looks or words.
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You have restrained yourself within the list of too
cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.
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Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly
spoke. --Littelton.
-- Ex*press"ive*ly,adv. -- Ex*press"ive*ness,n.
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Expressively
(gcide) | Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.]
1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative;
communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of
his gratitude.
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Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
--Tickell.
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2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or
feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,
expressive looks or words.
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You have restrained yourself within the list of too
cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.
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Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly
spoke. --Littelton.
-- Ex*press"ive*ly,adv. -- Ex*press"ive*ness,n.
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Expressiveness
(gcide) | Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.]
1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative;
communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of
his gratitude.
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Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
--Tickell.
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2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or
feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,
expressive looks or words.
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You have restrained yourself within the list of too
cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.
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Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly
spoke. --Littelton.
-- Ex*press"ive*ly,adv. -- Ex*press"ive*ness,n.
[1913 Webster]expressiveness \ex*press"ive*ness\ n.
the quality of being expressive.
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expressiveness
(gcide) | Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.]
1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative;
communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of
his gratitude.
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Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.
--Tickell.
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2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or
feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,
expressive looks or words.
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You have restrained yourself within the list of too
cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.
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Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly
spoke. --Littelton.
-- Ex*press"ive*ly,adv. -- Ex*press"ive*ness,n.
[1913 Webster]expressiveness \ex*press"ive*ness\ n.
the quality of being expressive.
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Expressly
(gcide) | Expressly \Ex*press"ly\, adv.
In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose;
particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young.
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The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel.
--Ezek. i. 3.
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I am sent expressly to your lordship. --Shak.
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Expressman
(gcide) | Expressman \Ex*press"man\ (-man), n.; pl. Expressmen (-men).
A person employed in the express business; also, the driver
of a job wagon. --W. D. Howells.
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Expressmen
(gcide) | Expressman \Ex*press"man\ (-man), n.; pl. Expressmen (-men).
A person employed in the express business; also, the driver
of a job wagon. --W. D. Howells.
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Expressness
(gcide) | Expressness \Ex*press"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being express; definiteness. [Obs.]
--Hammond.
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Expressure
(gcide) | Expressure \Ex*pres"sure\ (?;135), n.
The act of expressing; expression; utterance; representation.
[Obs.]
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An operation more divine
Than breath or pen can give expressure to. --Shak.
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Imaginary expression
(gcide) | Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F.
imaginaire.]
Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied;
visionary; ideal.
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Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer
Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? --Addison.
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Imaginary calculus See under Calculus.
Imaginary expression or Imaginary quantity (Alg.), an
algebraic expression which involves the impossible
operation of taking the square root of a negative
quantity; as, [root]-9, a + b [root]-1.
Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc. (Geom.),
points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although
by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact
ceased to have a real existence.
Syn: Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal;
illusive.
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Inexpressible
(gcide) | Inexpressible \In`ex*press"i*ble\, a.
Not capable of expression or utterance in language;
ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as,
inexpressible grief or pleasure. "Inexpressible grandeur."
--Blair.
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In orbs
Of circuit inexpressible they stood. --Milton.
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Inexpressibles
(gcide) | Inexpressibles \In`ex*press"i*bles\, n. pl.
Breeches; trousers;; underwear generally, especially women's;
-- now usually referred to as unmentionables. [Colloq. or
Slang] --Ld. Lytton.
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Inexpressibly
(gcide) | Inexpressibly \In`ex*press"i*bly\, adv.
In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably;
unutterably. --Spectator.
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Inexpressive
(gcide) | Inexpressive \In`ex*press"ive\, a.
1. Inexpressible. [R.]
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2. Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull;
unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.
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Inexpressiveness
(gcide) | Inexpressiveness \In`ex*press"ive*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being inexpressive.
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Misexpression
(gcide) | Misexpression \Mis`ex*pres"sion\, n.
Wrong expression.
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Past expression
(gcide) | 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.
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2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration;
utterance; as, an expression of the public will.
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With this tone of philosophy were mingled
expressions of sympathy. --Prescott.
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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.
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The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention
on his wonderful power of expression, have directed
their imitation to this. --M. Arnold.
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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." --Tennyson.
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It still wore the majesty of expression so
conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable
pencil of Titian. --Prescott.
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5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed;
a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an
odd expression.
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6. (Math.) The representation of any quantity or relation by
appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific
order.
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7. (Genetics) the production of products by a gene that cause
the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype;
-- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as,
the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,
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8. (Computers) a combination of characters linked by
operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer
program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of
the computer language in order to produce a resulting
value.
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Note: In most programming languages, (a + b) is an expression
indicating simple arithmetic addition, if the variables
a and b are real numbers. Many other types of operation
may be used in programs, and each set of symbols
indicating an operation is an expression in that
program.
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Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of
description. "Beyond expression bright." --Milton.
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To reduce an expression
(gcide) | Reduce \Re*duce"\ (r[-e]*d[=u]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reduced
(-d[=u]st"),; p. pr. & vb. n. Reducing (-d[=u]"s[i^]ng).]
[L. reducere, reductum; pref. red-. re-, re- + ducere to
lead. See Duke, and cf. Redoubt, n.]
1. To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.
[Obs.]
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And to his brother's house reduced his wife.
--Chapman.
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The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the
great Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his
delegates reduce and direct us. --Evelyn.
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2. To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank,
size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to
lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to
the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to
reduce the intensity of heat. "An ancient but reduced
family." --Sir W. Scott.
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Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon
something belonging to it, to reduce it.
--Tillotson.
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Having reduced
Their foe to misery beneath their fears. --Milton.
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Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which
she found the clergyman reduced. --Hawthorne.
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3. To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to
capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort.
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4. To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding,
pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a
substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit,
wood, or paper rags, to pulp.
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It were but right
And equal to reduce me to my dust. --Milton.
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5. To bring into a certain order, arrangement,
classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within
certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in
computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a
class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in
astronomy; to reduce language to rules.
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6. (Arith.)
(a) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into
another without altering their value, or from one
denomination into others of the same value; as, to
reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to
reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to
minutes, or minutes to days and hours.
(b) To change the form of a quantity or expression without
altering its value; as, to reduce fractions to their
lowest terms, to a common denominator, etc.
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7. (Chem.) To add an electron to an atom or ion.
Specifically: To remove oxygen from; to deoxidize.
(Metallurgy) To bring to the metallic state by separating
from combined oxygen and impurities; as, metals are
reduced from their ores. (Chem.) To combine with, or to
subject to the action of, hydrogen or any other reducing
agent; as, ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron;
aldehydes can be reduced to alcohols by lithium hydride;
-- opposed to oxidize.
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8. (Med.) To restore to its proper place or condition, as a
displaced organ or part; as, to reduce a dislocation, a
fracture, or a hernia.
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Reduced iron (Chem.), metallic iron obtained through
deoxidation of an oxide of iron by exposure to a current
of hydrogen or other reducing agent. When hydrogen is used
the product is called also iron by hydrogen.
To reduce an equation (Alg.), to bring the unknown quantity
by itself on one side, and all the known quantities on the
other side, without destroying the equation.
To reduce an expression (Alg.), to obtain an equivalent
expression of simpler form.
To reduce a square (Mil.), to reform the line or column
from the square.
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Syn: To diminish; lessen; decrease; abate; shorten; curtail;
impair; lower; subject; subdue; subjugate; conquer.
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Unexpress
(gcide) | Unexpress \Unexpress\
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Unexpressed
(gcide) | Unexpressed \Unexpressed\
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Unexpressible
(gcide) | Unexpressible \Unexpressible\
See expressible.Unexpressible \Un`ex*press"i*ble\, a.
Inexpressible. --Tillotson. -- Un`ex*press"i*bly, adv.
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Unexpressibly
(gcide) | Unexpressible \Un`ex*press"i*ble\, a.
Inexpressible. --Tillotson. -- Un`ex*press"i*bly, adv.
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Unexpressive
(gcide) | Unexpressive \Un`ex*press"ive\, a.
1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance;
inexpressive.
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2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable;
ineffable. [Obs.]
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Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree
The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] -- Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv.
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Unexpressively
(gcide) | Unexpressive \Un`ex*press"ive\, a.
1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance;
inexpressive.
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2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable;
ineffable. [Obs.]
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Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree
The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] -- Un`ex*press"ive*ly, adv.
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EXPRESS
(bouvier) | EXPRESS. That which is made known, and not left to implication. The opposite
of implied. It is a rule, that when a matter or thing is expressed, it
ceases to be implied by law: expressum facit cessare tacitum. Co. Litt. 183;
1 Bouv. Inst. n. 97.
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EXPRESSION
(bouvier) | EXPRESSION. The term or use of language employed to explain a thing.
2. It is a general rule, that expressions shall be construed, when they
are capable of several significations, so as to give operation to the
agreement, act, or will, if it can be done; and an expression is always to
be understood in the sense most agreeable to the nature of the contract.
Vide Clause; Construction; Equivocal; Interpretation; Words.
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