| expand | (v) extend in one or more directions, Syn. spread out, Ant. contract, Example: The dough expands |
| expand | (v) become larger in size or volume or quantity, Example: his business expanded rapidly |
| expand | (v) make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity, Example: expand the house by adding another wing |
| expandable | (adj) able to expand or be expanded, Syn. expandible, expansible |
| expandable | (adj) (of gases) capable of expansion, Syn. expandible, expansible, expansile |
| expanse | (n) a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky |
| expansion | (n) the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope, Syn. enlargement, Ant. contraction |
| expansion | (n) a function expressed as a sum or product of terms, Example: the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2 |
| expansion | (n) a discussion that provides additional information, Syn. elaboration, enlargement |
| expansion | (n) adding information or detail, Syn. expanding upon |
| Expand | v. i. To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; |
| Expand | v. t. Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| expandable | adj. able to expand or to be expanded. |
| expanded | adj. increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of
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| Expander | n. Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| expandible | adj. same as expandable. |
| Expanding | a. That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Expanse | v. t. To expand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] That lies expansed unto the eyes of all. Sir. T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Expanse | n. [ From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See Expand. ] That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. “The green expanse.” Savage. [ 1913 Webster ] Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] The smooth expanse of crystal lakes. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Expansibility | n. The capacity of being expanded; |
| Expansion { f } | expansion [Add to Longdo] |
| Expansionsmuffe { f }; Kompensator { m } | expansion joint [Add to Longdo] |
| Expansionsventil { n } [ techn. ] | expansion valve [Add to Longdo] |