1 He faced stiff competition from some of the fastest runners in Kansas but cruised to a victory in the 100 meter dash (14.29 seconds) and also finished second in the 200 meter dash (30.44 seconds).
entasis enÂ·taÂ·sis (Änâ²tÉ-sÄ­s) n. pl. enÂ·taÂ·ses (-sÄzâ²) A slight convexity or swelling, as in the shaft of a column, conventionally employed especially in classical architecture. [Latin, from Greek, tension, from enteinein, to stretch tight : en-, intensive pref.; see en-2 + teinein, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] 1  American HeritageÂ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright Â© 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
1mass noun The action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened. 1.1 The action or state of attaining or having attained spiritual knowledge or insight, in particular (in Buddhism) that awareness which frees a person from the cycle of rebirth.