Expression - Definition

n 1: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad
expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn:
expression, look, aspect, facial expression,
face]
2: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief";
"the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn:
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion]
3: the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or
opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find
verbal expression for my ideas"; "the idea was immediate but
the verbalism took hours" [syn: expression, verbal
expression, verbalism]
4: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular
situations; "pardon the expression" [syn: saying,
expression, locution]
5: the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better
formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he
cared" [syn: formulation, expression]
6: a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement [syn:
formula, expression]
7: (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
8: a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and
are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his
awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" [syn:
construction, grammatical construction, expression]
[ant: misconstruction]
9: the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing;
"the expression of milk from her breast"