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expansion

/ɪkˈspænʃən/noun3 syllables

Expansion means: a discussion that provides additional information.

Synonyms for expansion5

noun, as in a discussion that provides additional information

enlargement, elaboration

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

enlargement

noun, as in adding information or detail

expanding upon

also used for expansion

coefficient of thermal expansion, annex

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Opposites of expansion

contraction

What does expansion mean?4

noun

1

a discussion that provides additional information

2

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

3

adding information or detail

4

a function expressed as a sum or product of terms“the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with expansion?1

two syllables

mansion
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Expansion in a sentence

  • Not only is the universe expanding, but its expansion is speeding up.Hybrid
  • Shareholders were concerned about the company's swift expansion overseas.osdedicados
  • Carnot machines work according to cycles of compression and expansion.marcelostockle
  • Artistic genius is an expansion of monkey imitativeness.shekitten
  • The expansion of the universe is speeding up.Spamster
  • Esperanto is a huge expansion of my horizon.Dario
  • The expansion of the building's west end is being studied.paper1n0
  • Imperial expansion relied on the increased use of gunpowder.jmfcomo

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Forms of expansion

as a noun

plural
expansions