expanded
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verb (used with object)
1.
to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
2.
to spread or stretch out; unfold: A bird expands its wings.
3.
to express in fuller form or greater detail; develop: to expand a short story into a novel.
4.
Mathematics.
a.
to write (a mathematical expression) so as to show the products of its factors. Compare factor ( def 10 ).
b.
to rewrite (a mathematical expression) as a sum, product, etc., of terms of a particular kind: to expand a function in a power series.
verb (used without object)
5.
to increase or grow in extent, bulk, scope, etc.: Most metals expand with heat. The mind expands with experience.
6.
to spread out; unfold; develop: The buds had not yet expanded.
7.
to express something more fully or in greater detail (usually followed by on or upon ): to expand on a statement.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English expanden < Latin expandere to spread out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + pandere to extend, stretch
1400–50; late Middle English expanden < Latin expandere to spread out, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + pandere to extend, stretch
Related forms
ex·pand·a·ble, ex·pand·i·ble, adjective
ex·pand·a·bil·i·ty, ex·pand·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ex·pand·ing, adjective
o·ver·ex·pand, verb
pre·ex·pand, verb (used with object)
re·ex·pand, verb
self-ex·pand·ing, adjective
su·per·ex·pand, verb
un·ex·pand·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·pand·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. extend, swell, enlarge. See increase, Expand, dilate, distend, inflate imply becoming larger and filling more space. To expand is to spread out, usually in every direction: to expand one's chest. To dilate is especially to increase the width or circumference, and applies to space enclosed within confines or to hollow bodies: to dilate the pupils of the eyes. To distend is to stretch, often beyond the point of natural expansion: to distend an artery. To inflate is to blow out or swell a hollow body with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.
1. extend, swell, enlarge. See increase, Expand, dilate, distend, inflate imply becoming larger and filling more space. To expand is to spread out, usually in every direction: to expand one's chest. To dilate is especially to increase the width or circumference, and applies to space enclosed within confines or to hollow bodies: to dilate the pupils of the eyes. To distend is to stretch, often beyond the point of natural expansion: to distend an artery. To inflate is to blow out or swell a hollow body with air or gas: to inflate a balloon.
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expand (ɪkˈspænd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by on) | |
| 1. | to make or become greater in extent, volume, size, or scope; increase |
| 2. | to spread out or be spread out; unfold; stretch out |
| 3. | to enlarge or expatiate on (a story, topic, etc) in detail |
| 4. | (intr) to become increasingly relaxed, friendly, or talkative |
| 5. | maths to express (a function or expression) as the sum or product of terms |
| [C15: from Latin expandere to spread out, from pandere to spread, extend] | |
| ex'pandable | |
| —adj | |
| expanded (ɪkˈspændɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare condensed Also: extended (of printer's type) wider than usual for a particular height |
| 2. | See also expanded metal (of a plastic) having been foamed during manufacture by the introduction of a gas in order to make a light packaging material or heat insulator: expanded polystyrene |
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Word Origin & History
expand
early 15c., "spread out, spread flat," from Anglo-Fr. espaundre, from L. expandere "to spread out," from ex- "out" + pandere "to spread." Sense of "grow larger" first recorded 1640s. Related: Expanded; expanding.
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Example sentences
Nor could agricultural areas, dwindling as the city expanded, provide the necessary food to keep its inhabitants nourished.
Thank you for caring about your students so deeply, and helping construct activities that expanded their horizons.
Bank lending expanded in the thick of the crisis as companies tapped pre-agreed credit lines.
During the period of inflation, the universe expanded much faster than the speed of light.
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