Definitions for erectionɪˈrɛk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•rec•tionɪˈrɛk ʃən(n.)
the act of erecting.
the state of being erected.
something erected.
a distended and rigid state of an organ or part containing erectile tissue, esp. the penis. an instance of this or a part or tissue in this state.
Category: Physiology
Origin of erection:
1495–1505; < LL
Princeton's WordNet
erection, hard-on(noun)
an erect penis
erection(noun)
a structure that has been erected
erecting, erection(noun)
the act of building or putting up
Wiktionary
erection(Noun)
The act of building or putting up or together of something; construction.
erection(Noun)
A penis or clitoris that has become rigid.
erection(Noun)
Anything erected or built.
erection(Noun)
The physiological process by which a penis becomes erect by being engorged with blood.
Origin: From erectio, noun of action from perfect passive participle erectus, from verb erigere, from prefix e- + regere, + action suffix -io.
Webster Dictionary
Erection(noun)
the act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the act of rousing to excitement or courage
Erection(noun)
the state of being erected, lifted up, built, established, or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes
Erection(noun)
state of being stretched to stiffness; tension
Erection(noun)
anything erected; a building of any kind
Erection(noun)
the state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue
Translations for erection
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
erection(noun)
to set upright (a mast etc).
- opgerigAfrikaans

- تَشْييد، إقامَه، إنْتِصابArabic

- издиганеBulgarian

- ereçãoPortuguese (BR)

- budova, stavbaCzech

- die ErrichtungGerman

- erektion; rejsningDanish

- ανέγερσηGreek

- erecciónSpanish

- püstitamineEstonian

- احداث؛ بلند شدگیFarsi

- erektioFinnish

- constructionFrench

- זִקְפָּהHebrew

- स्थापना, निर्माणHindi

- podizanje, uspravljanje, erekcijaCroatian

- felállításHungarian

- pembangunanIndonesian

- bygging, stinning (getnaðarlims)Icelandic

- costruzione, erezioneItalian

- 直立Japanese

- 직립Korean

- statymas, pastatasLithuanian

- uzcelšana; uzbūvēšana; uzsliešanaLatvian

- penegakanMalay

- erectie, gebouwDutch

- oppførelse, reising, montering; reisning, ereksjonNorwegian

- erekcja, wzniesieniePolish

- احداث؛ بلند شدگیPersian

- ودانې، درونهPashto

- erecçãoPortuguese

- ridicareRomanian

- сооружение; выпрямлениеRussian

- stavbaSlovak

- postavitevSlovenian

- podizanjeSerbian

- uppresande, erektionSwedish

- การตั้งตรง; การสร้างThai

- dikme, yapma, dikilme, kalkmaTurkish

- 直立,設立Chinese (Trad.)

- випрямляння; споруджуванняUkrainian

- حالت نعوظUrdu

- sự dựng lênVietnamese

- 直立,设立,勃起Chinese (Simp.)

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