1. The communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
   "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas";
   - verbal expression, verbalism
    
2. The feelings expressed on a person's face
   "a sad expression"; "His facial expression revealed his disappointment";
   - look, aspect, facial expression, face
    
3. A sign or symptom; a way of showing something
   "tears are an expression of grief";
   - manifestation, reflection, reflexion [Brit]
    
4. The style of expressing yourself
   "his manner of expression showed how much he cared";
   - formulation
    
5. A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
   "pardon the expression";
   - saying, locution
    
6. A group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
   "I concluded from his awkward expressions that he was a foreigner";
   - construction, grammatical construction
    
7. (mathematics) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
   "The expression 2x + 3y represents a linear relationship";
   - formula
    
8. (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
   "The expression of the mutated gene led to the production of an abnormal protein"
    
9. The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
   "the expression of milk from her breast"

Derived forms: expressions

Type of: biological process, communicating, communication, constituent, countenance, demo, demonstration, expressive style, grammatical constituent, language, mathematical statement, oral communication, organic process, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, squeeze, squeezing, style, visage, voice communication

Encyclopedia: Expression