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‖ ˈectasis [mod.L., a. Gr. ἔκτασις, f. ἐκτείνειν, f. ἐκ out + τείνειν to stretch.] 1. (See quot.)
1706Phillips, Ectasis, Extension or Stretching out. In Grammar a Figure whereby a short Syllable is extended or made long. 1715in Kersey. 1721–1800in Bailey; and in mod. Dicts. 2. Pathol. Any morbid condition characterized by a state of dilatation. (Syd. Soc. Lex.) |