diastole
(noun) the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood
Source: WordNet® 3.1
diastole (usually uncountable, plural diastoles)
(chiefly, uncountable, physiology) The phase or process of relaxation and dilation of the heart chambers, between contractions, during which they fill with blood; an instance of the process.
(uncountable, prosody) The lengthening of a vowel or syllable beyond its typical length.
(Greek grammar) The hypodiastole, a textual or punctuation mark formerly used to disambiguate homonyms in Greek.
• (prosody): ectasis
• (physiology): systole
• (prosody): systole
• altoside, diolates, elastoid, isolated, sodalite, solidate
Source: Wiktionary
Di*as"to*le, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. (Physiol.)
Definition: The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries; -- correlative to systole, or contraction.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: A figure by which a syllable naturally short is made long.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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