διαστολή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαστέλλω (diastéllō) + (, abstract noun suffix), from διά (diá, apart) + στέλλω (stéllō, send).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῐᾰστολή (diastolḗ) f (genitive δῐᾰστολῆς); first declension

  1. dilatation
    Antonym: συστολή (sustolḗ)

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διαστολή (diastolḗ).

Noun

διαστολή (diastolí) f (plural διαστολές)

  1. expansion (for metals)
  2. dilation, dilatation (for organs)
  3. distention
  4. diastole

Declension

Further reading

  • διαστολή in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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