Content vs. Expression

(uncountable) That which is contained.

Subject matter; that which is contained in writing or speech.

The amount of material contained; contents.

Capacity for holding.

(mathematics) The n-dimensional space contained by an n-dimensional polytope (called volume in the case of a polyhedron and area in the case of a polygon).

(of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.

Satisfaction; contentment.

Example: ‘They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.’;

(obsolete) Acquiescence without examination.

That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.

A member who votes in assent.

Satisfied.

(archaic) Alright, agreed.

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to make happy.

Example: ‘You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.’;

To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

Example: ‘Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content.’;

That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.

Example: ‘I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.’;

Power of containing; capacity; extent; size.

Example: ‘Strong ship's, of great content.’;

Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.

Example: ‘The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom.’;

Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition; freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.

Example: ‘Such is the fullness of my heart's content.’;

Acquiescence without examination.

Example: ‘The sense they humbly take upon content.’;

That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

Example: ‘So will I in England work your grace's full content.’;

An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".

Example: ‘Supposing the number of "Contents" and "Not contents" strictly equal in number and consequence.’;

To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation; to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.

Example: ‘Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.’; ‘Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.’;

To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

Example: ‘Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.’;

everything that is included in a collection;

Example: ‘he emptied the contents of his pockets’; ‘the two groups were similar in content’;

what a communication that is about something is about

the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

the amount that can be contained;

Example: ‘the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons’;

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

the state of being contented with your situation in life;

Example: ‘he relaxed in sleepy contentedness’; ‘they could read to their heart's content’;

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation;

Example: ‘a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject’;

satisfy in a limited way;

Example: ‘He contented himself with one glass of beer per day’;

make content;

Example: ‘I am contented’;

satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are;

Example: ‘a contented smile’;

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

A particular way of phrasing an idea.

A colloquialism or idiom.

Example: ‘The expression "break a leg!" should not be taken literally.’;

A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.

Example: ‘They stared at the newcomer with a puzzled expression.’; ‘The best poker players can tell if the opponents have a good hand by looking at their expression.’; ‘Her expression changed from joy to misery after realising her winning lottery ticket had expired.’;

(mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.

(biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.

(programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.

A specific blend of whisky.

(biology) The act of pressing or squeezing out.

Example: ‘expression from a gland’; ‘the expression of milk from the mammaries’;

(music) The tone of voice or sound in music.

The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.

The act of declaring or signifying; declaration; utterance; as, an expression of the public will.

Example: ‘With this tone of philosophy were mingled expressions of sympathy.’;

Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression.

Example: ‘The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this.’;

That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or feeling.

Example: ‘It still wore the majesty of expression so conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable pencil of Titian.’;

A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed; a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an odd expression.

The representation of any quantity or relation by appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific order.

the production of products by a gene that cause the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype; - of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as, the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,

a combination of characters linked by operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of the computer language in order to produce a resulting value.

the expression on a person's face;

Example: ‘a sad expression’; ‘a look of triumph’; ‘an angry face’;

expression without words;

Example: ‘tears are an expression of grief’; ‘the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition’;

the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions;

Example: ‘expressions of good will’; ‘he helped me find expression for my ideas’;

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations;

Example: ‘pardon the expression’;

the style of expressing yourself;

Example: ‘he suggested a better formulation’; ‘his manner of expression showed how much he cared’;

a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

(genetics) the process of expressing a gene

a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit;

Example: ‘I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner’;

the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing;

Example: ‘the expression of milk from her breast’;

the action of making known one's thoughts or feelings

Example: ‘she accepted his expressions of sympathy’; ‘the prisoners developed a dialect as an everyday means of expression’;

the conveying of feeling in a work of art or in the performance of a piece of music

Example: ‘the testimony of musicians who worked with him proves that his overwhelming concern was with expression’;

a look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion

Example: ‘a sad expression’;

a word or phrase, especially an idiomatic one, used to convey an idea

Example: ‘we have an expression, ‘You don't get owt for nowt.’’;

a collection of symbols that jointly express a quantity

Example: ‘the expression for the circumference of a circle is 2πr’;

the production of something by pressing it out

Example: ‘essential oils obtained by distillation or expression’;

the appearance in a phenotype of a characteristic or effect attributed to a particular gene

Example: ‘expression of the TAT gene is restricted to the parenchymal cells’;