excursion
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·cur·sion
noun \ik-ˈskər-zhən\Definition of EXCURSION
1
a : a going out or forth : expedition b (1) : a usually brief pleasure trip (2) : a trip at special reduced rates
2
: deviation from a direct, definite, or proper course; especially : digression <needless excursions into abstruse theory>
3
: a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis; also : the distance traversed : amplitude <the excursion of a piston>
See Examples of EXCURSION
- They went on a brief excursion to the coast.
- <our weekend excursions have encompassed virtually all parts of our home state>
Origin of EXCURSION
Latin excursion-, excursio, from excurrere
First Known Use: circa 1587
Rhymes with EXCURSION
ex·cur·sion
noun \ik-ˈskər-zhən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of EXCURSION
1
a : a movement outward and back or from a mean position or axis <excursion of the femur> b : the distance traversed
2
: one complete movement of expansion and contraction of the lungs and their membranes (as in breathing)
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