Noun

Singular expression

Plural expressions

expression (plural expressions)

1. A particular way of phrasing an idea.
2. A colloquialism or idiom.

   The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.

3. A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
4. (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
5. (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
6. (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
7. The process of expressing milk

Derived terms

• arithmetic expression
• linguistic expression
• logical expression
• regular expression

Related terms

• express
• expressive

French

Noun

expression f. (plural expressions)

1. expression

Expression may refer to:

• A statement or sentence (cf. linguistics)
• Idiom
• Facial expression
• Artificial discharge of breast milk; see breastfeeding
• Expression (mathematics)
• Expression (programming), an instruction to execute something that will return a value.
• Microsoft Expression Studio, a graphic design and digital media computer software suite.
• Gene expression, in biochemistry and genetics
• Emotional expression, in psychology
• Expression marks, in music notation for articulation, dynamics, octaves, ornaments, or tempo, see dynamics (music)
• Expression (album), by John Coltrane
• A song by Salt-n-Pepa, released as single and on their album Blacks' Magic, see Salt-n-Pepa discography
• The act of expressing, as with a ram press (food)
• Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, a small version of Full Sail University, based in Emeryville, California
• Expression (crew), a worldwide popular breakdance crew.
• Expressions, the annual magazine of Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India