expression

nouns

the feelings expressed on a person's face
"a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
aspect, expression, face, facial expression, look
expression without words
"tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
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"
expression, verbal expression, verbalism
is derived from
express
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
"pardon the expression"
expression, locution, saying
the style of expressing yourself
"he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
expression, formulation
a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
expression, formula
(genetics) the process of expressing a gene
expression
is derived from
express
domain category
the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
genetic science, genetics
is a type of (narrower)
a process occurring in living organisms
biological process, organic process
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"
construction, expression, grammatical construction
the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
"the expression of milk from her breast"
expression
is derived from
express
is a type of (narrower)
the act of gripping and pressing firmly
"he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
squeeze, squeezing