ectasia, ectasis
(noun) dilatation or distension of a hollow organ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ectasis (countable and uncountable, plural ectases)
(medicine) dilatation: for example, bronchiectasis, which refers to a pathologic dilatation of the bronchi of the lung.
(phonology) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
• ectasia
• Stacies, ascites
Source: Wiktionary
Ec"ta*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Pros.)
Definition: The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
