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      expansion
      noun
      An act, process, or instance of expanding.
      (economics) An increase in the market value of an economy over time.
      (building) A new addition.
      That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
      The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
      (steam engines) 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.
      (geometry) Stretching of geometric objects with flat sides.
      (algebra) The rewriting of an expression as a longer but equivalent sum of terms.
      A product to be used with a previous product.
      The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience.
      The string of text thus substituted.
      (video games) Ellipsis of expansion pack. [(computing) A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.]
      Roots
      pandopans- · Latin · spread out
      Synonyms for expansion
      enlargementnexpatiationnelaborationnwideningnbroadeningngrowthnaugmentationnburgeoningvdilationnincreasenextensionndevelopmentndistentionnenhancementn
      Words related to expansion
      overexpansionnexpansionaryadjoverexpandexpansileadjexpandingvexpandsvdilatometerexpandedadjexpandabilitynexpansionistadjunexpandedexpansionismnupgrowthexpansibleadjenlargingvexpandervauxesisnexpandableadjexpansiveadjcenogenesisnkenogenesisnmodernizationndilatableadjelongationningrowthnredevelopmentn

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