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ex⋅pand⋅er

[ik-span-der]
–noun
1. a person or thing that expands.
2. Also, ex⋅pan⋅dor. Electronics. a transducer that produces an output with a range of voltages greater than that of the input signal. Compare compressor (def. 5).

Origin:
1860–65; expand + -er 1
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ex·pand   (ĭk-spānd')   
v.   ex·pand·ed, ex·pand·ing, ex·pands

v.   tr.
  1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase.

  2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: expanded his remarks afterward.

  3. To open (something) up or out; spread out: The bird expanded its wings and flew off.

  4. Mathematics To write (a quantity) as a sum of terms in an extended form.

v.   intr.
  1. To become greater in size, volume, quantity, or scope: Air expands when heated. This critic's influence is expanding.

  2. To speak or write at length or in detail: expand on a favorite topic.

  3. To open up or out; unfold: The chair expands to form a day bed.

  4. To feel expansive.


[Middle English expanden, to spread out, from Latin expandere : ex-, ex- + pandere, to spread; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pand'a·ble adj., ex·pand'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ex·pand·er
Pronunciation: ik-'span-d&r
Function: noun
: any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecularweight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume called also extender
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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