Ectasis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ectasis \Ec"ta*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'ek out + ? to stretch.]
     (Pros.)
     The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ectasis
       n : dilatation or distension of a hollow organ [syn: {ectasia}]