Definitions for expansion
ɪkˈspæn ʃənex·pan·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. expansion, enlargementnoun

   the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

2. expansionnoun

   a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

   "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2"

3. expansion, enlargement, elaborationnoun

   a discussion that provides additional information

4. expansion, expanding uponnoun

   adding information or detail

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expansionnoun

   an enlarged or extended version of something, such as a writing or discourse; as, the journal article is an expansion of the lecture she gave.

2. Expansionnoun

   (Economics & Commmerce) an increase in the production of goods and services over time, and in the volume of business transactions, generally associated with an increase in employment and an increase in the money supply. Opposite of contraction.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. expansionnoun

   The act or process of expanding.

   The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.

2. expansionnoun

   The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.

3. expansionnoun

   A new addition.

   My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.

4. expansionnoun

   A product to be used with a previous product.

   "This expansion requires the original game-board."

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expansionnoun

   Etymology: from expand.

   1. The state of being expanded into a wider surface or greater space.

   ’Tis demonstrated that the condensation and expansion of any portion of the air is always proportional to the weight and pressure incumbent upon it. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

   2. The act of spreading out.

   The easy expansion of the wing of a bird, and the lightness, strength, and shape of the feathers, are all fitted for her better flight. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmolog. Sac. b. i. c. 5.

   3. Extent; space to which any thing is extended.

   The capacious mind of man takes its flight farther than the stars, and cannot be confined by the limits of the world: it extends its thoughts often even beyond the utmost expansion of matter, and makes excursions into that incomprehensible inane. John Locke.

   4. Pure space, as distinct from extension in solid matter.

   Distance or space, in its simple abstract conception, I call expansion, to distinguish it from extension, which expresses this distance only as it is in the solid parts of matter. John Locke.

   It would for ever take an useless flight,
   Lost in expansion, void and infinite. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

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1. expansion

   Expansion refers to the act or process of increasing, enlarging, or widening something, whether it's physical, economic, or symbolic. This can pertain to various fields, such as mathematics, physics, commerce, and technology. The term essentially denotes growth or extension in size, volume, quantity, or scope.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Expansionnoun

   the act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement

2. Expansionnoun

   that which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal

3. Expansionnoun

   space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space

4. Expansionnoun

   enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes

5. Expansionnoun

   the developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)2 is a2 + 2ab + b2

6. Expansionnoun

   the operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston

7. Expansionnoun

   the enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction

8. Etymology: [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]

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1. Expansion

   In geometry, expansion is a polytope operation where facets are separated and moved radially apart, and new facets are formed at separated elements. Equivalently this operation can be imagined by keeping facets in the same position but reducing their size. According to Coxeter, this multidimensional term was defined by Alicia Boole Stott for creating new polytopes, specifically starting from regular polytopes to construct new uniform polytopes. The expansion operation is symmetric with respect to a regular polytope and its dual. The resulting figure contains the facets of both the regular and its dual, along with various prismatic facets filling the gaps created between intermediate dimensional elements. It has somewhat different meanings by dimension. In a Wythoff construction, an expansion is generated by reflections from the first and last mirrors. By dimension: ⁕A regular {p} polygon expands into a regular 2n-gon. ⁕The operation is identical to truncation for polygons, t0,1{p} and has Coxeter-Dynkin diagram . ⁕A regular {p,q} polyhedron expands into a polyhedron with vertex figure p.4.q.4. ⁕This operation for polyhedra is also called cantellation, t0,2{p,q}, and has Coxeter-Dynkin diagram .For example, a rhombicuboctahedron can be called an expanded cube, expanded octahedron, as well as a cantellated cube or cantellated octahedron.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EXPANSION

   A combination of Grand Larceny and Piracy, involving the destruction of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.--Boston. The benevolent assimilation of previously oppressed peoples--Washington, D.C. A doubtful commercial experiment.--Wall Street. The white man's burden.--Kipling.

Matched Categories

1. • Discussion
   • Function
   • Increase
   • Mathematics

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expansion' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2817

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expansion' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4055

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'expansion' in Nouns Frequency: #1199

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How to pronounce expansion?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say expansion in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of expansion in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of expansion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of expansion in a Sentence

1. Scott Keifer:

   What was most interesting about that is if you dig in the details the primary surprise came from consumption, you are going to see the consumer spending number continue to inch up and get better and better as we continue on in this expansion.

2. Jeff Lewis:

   The expansion of the factory may represent a growing capability of North Korea to produce these trucks domestically.

3. Chief Executive Michal Krupinski:

   Our goal should be to have 15 to 20 percent of our total gross written premiums from foreign operations, we will not focus only on Eastern Europe. We do not exclude expansion by takeovers, but we want to follow other growth paths too.

4. Jennifer Bailey:

   We are actively working on expansion plans.

5. Hafriz Hezry:

   It has been cutting back on its capacity expansion plan, so basically the asset side is not going to grow that much. On the earnings side, you got lower oil prices which will start to be reflecting in earnings from the first quarter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=expansion
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=expansion
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Expansion
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=expansion
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expansion
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=expansion
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=expansion
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=expansion