expandingn.

/ɛkˈspandɪŋ/

Etymology: < expand v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of expand v. in its various senses. Also attributive.

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the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > spreading out

spreadinga1250

spreadinga1382

outspreading?c1425

stenting1507

expansure1598

extensure1604

expansion1646

dispansion1658

extension1684

expanding1844

outspread1848

splaying1881

fanning-out1883

1844 W. Upton Physioglyphics 9 Putting g, then, first, and attaching to it its expanding sense.

1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xxx. 517 Expanding of umbrellas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

expandingadj.

Etymology: < expand v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈpanding.

That expands (in senses of the verb).

a. That opens out, or is opening out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > spreading out

fanningc1400

sailingc1400

bushing1607

expanding1776

1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) I. 239 Cup with 4 or 5 divisions, expanding, coloured, permanent.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. p. ix An unseasonable frost upon the tender petals of an expanding blossom.

b. expanding universe n. the universe regarded as continually expanding, so that the galaxies are steadily receding from one another.

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the world > the universe > [noun] > specific

block universe1881

plenum1887

expanding universe1931

steady state1948

1931 Times 7 Nov. 7/1 ‘The Expanding Universe’ was the subject of Sir Arthur Eddington's presidential address to the Physical Society at their meeting..last evening.

1932 A. S. Eddington (title) The expanding universe.

1942 Time 1 June 62/2 Chandrasekhar's inspiration was the ‘expanding universe’ theory of Belgium's Canon Georges Lemaître, who eleven years ago suggested that all the matter in the universe was once condensed into a single primordial atom.

1958 Listener 4 Dec. 934/1 The modern concept of the expanding universe.

2. That increases in bulk, or becomes enlarged. expanding bullet = dum-dum bullet at dum-dum n.

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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > expanding

dilating1581

bushing1607

widening1615

explicatinga1630

extensional1647

extending1812

dilatant1841

broadening1850

expanding1859

extensory1885

mushrooming1954

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet

pistol bullet?1591

musket bullet1598

musket ball1637

silver bullet1648

three-o(h)-three1683

pistol ball1689

musket shot1755

Biscayen1812

picket1848

rifle bolt1849

Minié ball1851

Minié1852

expanding bullet1859

navy bullet1873

two-two1895

dum-dum1897

Lee-Enfield bullet1899

rubber bullet1900

full-metal-jacket1913

round-nose1932

thirty-two1942

plastic bullet1945

baton round1968

1859 National Mag. 6 56/1 Rifles employing expanding or upsetting bullets.

1873 J. Whitworth Guns & Steel 21 With all expanding bullets, a quick burning powder must be employed. The expansion depends on the sudden action of the powder upon a bullet possessing inertia.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Expanding-alloy, such as expands in cooling.

1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Expanding-bit, a boring-tool whose diameter is adjustable.

1887 Spectator 2 Apr. 458/2 Prosperity of many kinds, continuous and expanding, has been the characteristic of the period.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 7/4 The ammunition from Europe consists of expanding bullets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	expanding
释义	expandingn. /ɛkˈspandɪŋ/ Etymology: < expand v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of expand v. in its various senses. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > spreading out spreadinga1250 spreadinga1382 outspreading?c1425 stenting1507 expansure1598 extensure1604 expansion1646 dispansion1658 extension1684 expanding1844 outspread1848 splaying1881 fanning-out1883 1844 W. Upton Physioglyphics 9 Putting g, then, first, and attaching to it its expanding sense. 1866 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighb. (1878) xxx. 517 Expanding of umbrellas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). expandingadj. Etymology: < expand v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: exˈpanding. That expands (in senses of the verb). 1. a. That opens out, or is opening out. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > spread out > spreading out fanningc1400 sailingc1400 bushing1607 expanding1776 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) I. 239 Cup with 4 or 5 divisions, expanding, coloured, permanent. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. p. ix An unseasonable frost upon the tender petals of an expanding blossom. b. expanding universe n. the universe regarded as continually expanding, so that the galaxies are steadily receding from one another. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > [noun] > specific block universe1881 plenum1887 expanding universe1931 steady state1948 1931 Times 7 Nov. 7/1 ‘The Expanding Universe’ was the subject of Sir Arthur Eddington's presidential address to the Physical Society at their meeting..last evening. 1932 A. S. Eddington (title) The expanding universe. 1942 Time 1 June 62/2 Chandrasekhar's inspiration was the ‘expanding universe’ theory of Belgium's Canon Georges Lemaître, who eleven years ago suggested that all the matter in the universe was once condensed into a single primordial atom. 1958 Listener 4 Dec. 934/1 The modern concept of the expanding universe. 2. That increases in bulk, or becomes enlarged. expanding bullet = dum-dum bullet at dum-dum n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > expanding dilating1581 bushing1607 widening1615 explicatinga1630 extensional1647 extending1812 dilatant1841 broadening1850 expanding1859 extensory1885 mushrooming1954 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [noun] > bullet or shell > bullet > types of bullet pistol bullet?1591 musket bullet1598 musket ball1637 silver bullet1648 three-o(h)-three1683 pistol ball1689 musket shot1755 Biscayen1812 picket1848 rifle bolt1849 Minié ball1851 Minié1852 expanding bullet1859 navy bullet1873 two-two1895 dum-dum1897 Lee-Enfield bullet1899 rubber bullet1900 full-metal-jacket1913 round-nose1932 thirty-two1942 plastic bullet1945 baton round1968 1859 National Mag. 6 56/1 Rifles employing expanding or upsetting bullets. 1873 J. Whitworth Guns & Steel 21 With all expanding bullets, a quick burning powder must be employed. The expansion depends on the sudden action of the powder upon a bullet possessing inertia. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Expanding-alloy, such as expands in cooling. 1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Expanding-bit, a boring-tool whose diameter is adjustable. 1887 Spectator 2 Apr. 458/2 Prosperity of many kinds, continuous and expanding, has been the characteristic of the period. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 Dec. 7/4 The ammunition from Europe consists of expanding bullets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1844adj.1776
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