Expression
noun
The way feelings or thoughts are shown on the face.
Susan has such a joyful expression on her face
Often appears as...
- facial expression
- expression of joy
noun
Way of saying something or showing emotion.
Music is an expression of his passion
Often appears as...
- expression of feelings
- express oneself
noun
A phrase or sentence commonly used.
'Raining cats and dogs' is an expression used to say it's raining hard
Often appears as...
- common expression
- popular expression
noun
The process of making something known or visible.
The election gave voter an expression of their will
Often appears as...
- expression of will
- public expression
noun
In mathematics, a combination of symbols that represents a value.
In the expression 2x + 5, x is the variable
Often appears as...
- mathematical expression
- algebraic expression
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Technical
noun
In genetics, the process by which a gene produces a protein.
Gene expression is influenced by several factors
Often appears as...
- gene expression
- protein expression
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Technical
noun
In computing, a line of code that produces a value.
In Python, 5 + 7 is a simple expression that gives 12
Often appears as...
- boolean expression
- lambda expression
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Technical
noun
The way feelings or thoughts are shown on the face.
Susan has such a joyful expression on her face
Often appears as...
- facial expression
- expression of joy
noun
Way of saying something or showing emotion.
Music is an expression of his passion
Often appears as...
- expression of feelings
- express oneself
noun
A phrase or sentence commonly used.
'Raining cats and dogs' is an expression used to say it's raining hard
Often appears as...
- common expression
- popular expression
noun
The process of making something known or visible.
The election gave voter an expression of their will
Often appears as...
- expression of will
- public expression
noun
In mathematics, a combination of symbols that represents a value.
In the expression 2x + 5, x is the variable
Often appears as...
- mathematical expression
- algebraic expression
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In genetics, the process by which a gene produces a protein.
Gene expression is influenced by several factors
Often appears as...
- gene expression
- protein expression
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In computing, a line of code that produces a value.
In Python, 5 + 7 is a simple expression that gives 12
Often appears as...
- boolean expression
- lambda expression
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Non-verbal cues
Facial expressions can communicate feelings without words and are universal across cultures.
His frown was an expression of his frustration.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional intensity
Expressions often reveal the intensity of a person's emotions or reactions.
Her wide-eyed expression showed her complete astonishment.
Pro Tip 1/2Non-verbal cues
Facial expressions can communicate feelings without words and are universal across cultures.
His frown was an expression of his frustration.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional intensity
Expressions often reveal the intensity of a person's emotions or reactions.
Her wide-eyed expression showed her complete astonishment.
Pro Tip 1/2Non-verbal cues
Facial expressions can communicate feelings without words and are universal across cultures.
His frown was an expression of his frustration.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional intensity
Expressions often reveal the intensity of a person's emotions or reactions.
Her wide-eyed expression showed her complete astonishment.
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Peter Saul: Let's talk...
and intensive care has had something to do with that. Certainly, a lot of the technologies that we use have got something to do with that. So we have had tremendous success, and we kind of got caught up in our own success quite a bit, and we started using expressions like "lifesaving." I really apologize to everybody for doing that, because obviously, we don't.
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Why do our bodies age? -...
plus mitochondria regulate many different cell activities and play an important role in programmed cell death. If mitochondrial function declines, then cells and, later on, whole organs, deteriorate, too. Other changes are known to occur in the expression patterns of genes, also known as epigenetic alterations,
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A brief history of...
Scientists think that crying and feeling withdrawn is what originally helped our ancestors secure social bonds and helped them get the support they needed. Sadness, as opposed to anger or violence, was an expression of suffering that could immediately bring people closer to the suffering person,
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Can machines read your...
the big question is not how to collect enough data, but what we're going to do with it. There are plenty of beneficial uses for computerized emotion recognition. Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn or provide lonely people with a sense of companionship.
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Cubs Meet Adult Tiger...
Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way. These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that. Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back. He's getting down low.
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Why is it so hard to...
When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields against whatever's attacking them by changing their gene expression. Malignant cancers are complex systems that constantly evolve and adapt.
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Adorable Tiger Cub...
tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way these guys are very inquisitive so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back he's
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The history of tattoos -...
But with the incredibly broad history of tattoos giving you so many options, what are you going to get? This is a bold-lined expression of who you are, or you want to appear to be. As the naturalist aboard Cook's ship said of the tataoed Tahitians,
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4 simple ways to have a...
patient asked why didn't you inject my forehead Jean said you don't have spasms there the patient said I know but every time you inject my forehead I get this beautiful untroubled expression gene listen the light went on and she had the
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Watch: What It’s Like to...
people choose to do just that it's like a different world abroad paired with rich expression and culture when people
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Peter Saul: Let's talk...
and intensive care has had something to do with that. Certainly, a lot of the technologies that we use have got something to do with that. So we have had tremendous success, and we kind of got caught up in our own success quite a bit, and we started using expressions like "lifesaving." I really apologize to everybody for doing that, because obviously, we don't.
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
plus mitochondria regulate many different cell activities and play an important role in programmed cell death. If mitochondrial function declines, then cells and, later on, whole organs, deteriorate, too. Other changes are known to occur in the expression patterns of genes, also known as epigenetic alterations,
Video examples
A brief history of...
Scientists think that crying and feeling withdrawn is what originally helped our ancestors secure social bonds and helped them get the support they needed. Sadness, as opposed to anger or violence, was an expression of suffering that could immediately bring people closer to the suffering person,
Video examples
Can machines read your...
the big question is not how to collect enough data, but what we're going to do with it. There are plenty of beneficial uses for computerized emotion recognition. Robots using algorithms to identify facial expressions can help children learn or provide lonely people with a sense of companionship.
Video examples
Cubs Meet Adult Tiger...
Tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way. These guys are very inquisitive, so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that. Now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back. He's getting down low.
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
When they're bombarded by radiation or chemotherapy, some cancer cells can effectively switch on protective shields against whatever's attacking them by changing their gene expression. Malignant cancers are complex systems that constantly evolve and adapt.
Video examples
Adorable Tiger Cub...
tigers are one of the few cats in the world to communicate in this way these guys are very inquisitive so their facial expression with their ears is exactly that now he's being a bit submissive for the fact that he's putting his ears slightly back he's
Video examples
The history of tattoos -...
But with the incredibly broad history of tattoos giving you so many options, what are you going to get? This is a bold-lined expression of who you are, or you want to appear to be. As the naturalist aboard Cook's ship said of the tataoed Tahitians,
Video examples
4 simple ways to have a...
patient asked why didn't you inject my forehead Jean said you don't have spasms there the patient said I know but every time you inject my forehead I get this beautiful untroubled expression gene listen the light went on and she had the
Video examples
Watch: What It’s Like to...
people choose to do just that it's like a different world abroad paired with rich expression and culture when people
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Robert De Niro
Actor
I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.
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Joe Biden
American President
I have an expression I use as I've gone around the world through my career: 'You never tell another man or woman what's in their interest. They know their interest better than you know their interest.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Science began as one of the noblest expressions of man's reason. It will continue to serve humanity so long as it never forgets that human beings remain the heart of its purpose.
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Dale Carnegie
American Writer
The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
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Henry Miller
American Author
I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth.
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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Joe Gebbia
American Designer
Design is an expression of one's most deeply rooted internal values.
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Zane Grey
American Author
What is writing but an expression of my own life?
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Robert De Niro
Actor
I always go back to how people behave. If you watch how people actually behave in a situation, it's very simple and honest and contained. You don't need to use as much expression, as much feeling. Some characters will boil over, and that's another thing, but a lot of times I think you can just do very, very little.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotions know what it means to want to escape from these things.
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Ayn Rand
Russian Writer
Love is the expression of one's values, the greatest reward you can earn for the moral qualities you have achieved in your character and person, the emotional price paid by one man for the joy he receives from the virtues of another.
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Joe Biden
American President
I have an expression I use as I've gone around the world through my career: 'You never tell another man or woman what's in their interest. They know their interest better than you know their interest.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
Science began as one of the noblest expressions of man's reason. It will continue to serve humanity so long as it never forgets that human beings remain the heart of its purpose.
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Dale Carnegie
American Writer
The expression a woman wears on her face is far more important than the clothes she wears on her back.
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Henry Miller
American Author
I have always looked upon decay as being just as wonderful and rich an expression of life as growth.
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Viktor E. Frankl
Austrian Psychologist
Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.
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Joe Gebbia
American Designer
Design is an expression of one's most deeply rooted internal values.
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Zane Grey
American Author
What is writing but an expression of my own life?
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