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Fullness vs Distention - What's the difference?

fullness | distention |

As nouns the difference between fullness and distention

is that fullness is being full; completeness while distention is the act of distending.

fullness

English

Alternative forms

* fulness

Noun

(-)
  • Being full; completeness.
  • The degree to which a space is full.
  • (fig. ) The degree to which fate has become known.
  • (bodybuilding): A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.

    • Derived terms

    * in the fullness of time

    distention

    English

    Alternative forms

    * distension

    Noun

  • The act of distending.

    • Anagrams

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