Expanse(n.) That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.
Expanse(v. t.) To expand.
Expansibility(n.) The capacity of being expanded; as, the expansibility of air.
Expansible(a.) Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.
Expansion(n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
Expansion(n.) That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal.
Expansion(n.) Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure space.
Expansion(n.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes.
Expansion(n.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the expansion of (a + b)2 is a2 + 2ab + b2.
Expansion(n.) 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.
Expansion(n.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of construction.
Expansive(a.) Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
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