Ĕc'ta-sĭs, n.
n. [Gr. ἔκτασις, from ἐκτείνειν, to stretch out, to lengthen, from ἐκ, out, and τείνειν, to stretch, extend.] (Pros.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
n. [Gr. ἔκτασις, from ἐκτείνειν, to stretch out, to lengthen, from ἐκ, out, and τείνειν, to stretch, extend.] (Pros.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.