expansen.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈspans/,

/ɛkˈspans/, U.S.

/ɪkˈspæns/,

/ɛkˈspæns/

Etymology: < Latin expansum, neuter noun < expansus : see expanse adj.

a. That which is expanded or spread out; a widely extended space or area; a wide extent of anything; ‘the length and breadth’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > spreading out > an expanse of something

spacea1382

widenessa1382

continuance1398

field1547

sheet1593

universe1598

main1609

reach1610

expansion1611

extent1627

champaign1656

fetch1662

mass1662

expanse1667

spread1712

run1719

width1733

acre1759

sweep1767

contiguity1785

extension1786

stretch1829

breadths1839

outspread1847

outstretch1858

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 340 Th' Almightie spake: Let there be Lights High in th' expanse of Heaven.

1715 A. Pope Temple of Fame 37 The smooth Expanse of Chrystal Lakes.

1747 T. Gray Ode Eton Coll. 3 Th'Expanse..Of Grove, of Lawn, of Mead survey.

1781 W. Cowper Expostulation 9 Her fields a rich expanse of wavy corn.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 227 The..blue eyes, with the broad expanse of brow.

1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. (1872) I. 18 Hung with broad expanses of black cloth.

1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) III. xii. 235 The army crossed over that vast expanse of sand.

figurative.1758 S. Johnson Idler 22 Apr. 17 Those who..wander at large through the expanse of life.

b. esp. in the expanse: the ‘firmament’. Cf. expansum n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [noun]

roofeOE

welkinc825

heaveneOE

heightOE

heavenOE

liftOE

loftOE

welkin1122

skies?a1289

firmamentc1290

skewa1300

spherea1300

skewsc1320

hemispherec1374

cope of heavenc1380

clouda1400

skya1425

elementc1485

axle-treea1522

scrowc1540

pole1572

horizona1577

vaulta1586

round?1593

the cope1596

pend1599

floor1600

canopy1604

cope1609

expansion1611

concameration1625

convex1627

concave1635

expansum1635

blue1647

the expanse1667

blue blanket1726

empyrean1727

carry1788

span1803

overhead1865

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 1014 Satan..Springs upward..Into the wilde expanse .

a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 304 All the Expanse..Was straw'd with Rays of ante~solar Light.

1763 C. Smart Poems 22/1 Moon and stars..Silv'ring in the blue expanse.

1863 R. Young Lit. Tr. Bible, Gen. i. 8 And God calleth the expanse Heaven.

2. The action of expanding; the state of being expanded; enlargement, expansion. Also, the amount or distance of expansion; = expansion n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun]

waxingc1055

increasec1374

dilatationc1400

larging?a1425

magnification?a1425

bredingc1440

ampliation1509

enlarginga1513

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ampliating1541

amplification1546

amplifying1553

propagation1563

enlargement1564

widening1569

growth1587

dilation1598

expatiation1612

diduction1634

expansion1635

extendinga1649

dispansion1658

elargement1680

expatiating1708

explicating1730

aggrandizement1772

extension1839

expanse1860

aggrandization1929

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1867) IV. lii. 532 To shut off the mighty movement of the great revolt from its destined expanse.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 544 Audubon mentions one nearly ten feet in alar expanse.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† expanseadj.

Forms: Also Middle English expans, Middle English expance.

Etymology: < Latin expansus, past participle of expandĕre to expand v.

Obsolete.

= expanded adj.

1. Botany. (See quot.)

ΚΠ

1819 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (new ed.) Expanse, in botany, expanded, spread out: as the calyx in helianthus.

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict.

2. expanse years n. ‘When a table contains quantities denoting the amount of a planet's motion during only a few years, viz. from 1 to 20 years, such changes are entered separately under the headings 1, 2, 3, etc. years, which are designated the expanse (or separate) years’ (Skeat in Chaucer's Astrolabe (1872) Gloss.). Opposed to collect n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical calculation > [noun] > astronomical tables > years covered in

expanse yearsc1405

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 567 Neither his collect ne hise expans yeris.

c1430 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes 380 The yeeres collecte and expance also.

a1500 (?1397) G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Digby 72) (1872) ii. Suppl. §45. 56 Amonge myne expanse ȝeris fond I Ȝ ȝere.

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

† expansev.

Etymology: < Latin expans- participial stem of expandĕre to expand v. The past participle probably originated before the verb as < Latin expansus : see -ed suffix¹.

Obsolete.

transitive. = expand v. 1, 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)]

broada1250

room?1316

enlargec1380

largea1382

magnifya1382

alargec1384

spreada1387

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brede1440

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propagate1548

widen1566

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expatiate1603

diduce1605

engross?1611

dilatate1613

biggen1643

promote1652

intend1658

expand1665

to run out1683

amplificate1731

broaden1744

outstretcha1758

largen1869

big1884

the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > spread (something) out or open

abredeeOE

bredeOE

stretcha1000

to-spreada1000

openOE

spreadc1175

displayc1320

to let outc1380

to open outc1384

outspreada1400

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splayc1402

expand?a1475

to lay along1483

speld?a1500

skail1513

to set abroad1526

to lay abroad1530

flarec1550

bespread1557

to set out1573

dispread1590

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expanse1600

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splat1615

dispand1656

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flat1709

spelder1710

spreadeagle1829

1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 62 In Winter men eaten more meate Than in Summer, when expansed in their heate.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. lv. 50 A gentle valley..expansed faire and wide.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xix. 156 A Swan with her wings expansed.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 121 After they had..clozed their iawes; which they expanse against the rays of the Sun.

1642 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici i. §16. 32 Nature..that lies expans'd unto the Eyes of all.

1642 J. Jackson Bk. Conscience 140 God enlargeth and expanseth the hearts of his Saints.

1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. ii. 17 I shall refer Books born in arms, if open blazoned expansed, if shut clasped.

1705 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 12 Dec. A Book Expansed in Fesse.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Expansed (in Heraldry), displayed, or set out.

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

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

n.1667

adj.c1405

v.1477

单词	expanse
释义	expansen. Brit. /ᵻkˈspans/, /ɛkˈspans/, U.S. /ɪkˈspæns/, /ɛkˈspæns/ Etymology: < Latin expansum, neuter noun < expansus : see expanse adj. 1. a. That which is expanded or spread out; a widely extended space or area; a wide extent of anything; ‘the length and breadth’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > spreading out > an expanse of something spacea1382 widenessa1382 continuance1398 field1547 sheet1593 universe1598 main1609 reach1610 expansion1611 extent1627 champaign1656 fetch1662 mass1662 expanse1667 spread1712 run1719 width1733 acre1759 sweep1767 contiguity1785 extension1786 stretch1829 breadths1839 outspread1847 outstretch1858 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 340 Th' Almightie spake: Let there be Lights High in th' expanse of Heaven. View more context for this quotation 1715 A. Pope Temple of Fame 37 The smooth Expanse of Chrystal Lakes. 1747 T. Gray Ode Eton Coll. 3 Th'Expanse..Of Grove, of Lawn, of Mead survey. 1781 W. Cowper Expostulation 9 Her fields a rich expanse of wavy corn. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 227 The..blue eyes, with the broad expanse of brow. 1858 N. Hawthorne Fr. & Ital. Jrnls. (1872) I. 18 Hung with broad expanses of black cloth. 1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) III. xii. 235 The army crossed over that vast expanse of sand. figurative.1758 S. Johnson Idler 22 Apr. 17 Those who..wander at large through the expanse of life. b. esp. in the expanse: the ‘firmament’. Cf. expansum n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [noun] roofeOE welkinc825 heaveneOE heightOE heavenOE liftOE loftOE welkin1122 skies?a1289 firmamentc1290 skewa1300 spherea1300 skewsc1320 hemispherec1374 cope of heavenc1380 clouda1400 skya1425 elementc1485 axle-treea1522 scrowc1540 pole1572 horizona1577 vaulta1586 round?1593 the cope1596 pend1599 floor1600 canopy1604 cope1609 expansion1611 concameration1625 convex1627 concave1635 expansum1635 blue1647 the expanse1667 blue blanket1726 empyrean1727 carry1788 span1803 overhead1865 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 1014 Satan..Springs upward..Into the wilde expanse . View more context for this quotation a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo in Wks. (1721) III. 304 All the Expanse..Was straw'd with Rays of ante~solar Light. 1763 C. Smart Poems 22/1 Moon and stars..Silv'ring in the blue expanse. 1863 R. Young Lit. Tr. Bible, Gen. i. 8 And God calleth the expanse Heaven. 2. The action of expanding; the state of being expanded; enlargement, expansion. Also, the amount or distance of expansion; = expansion n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] waxingc1055 increasec1374 dilatationc1400 larging?a1425 magnification?a1425 bredingc1440 ampliation1509 enlarginga1513 dilating1532 ampliating1541 amplification1546 amplifying1553 propagation1563 enlargement1564 widening1569 growth1587 dilation1598 expatiation1612 diduction1634 expansion1635 extendinga1649 dispansion1658 elargement1680 expatiating1708 explicating1730 aggrandizement1772 extension1839 expanse1860 aggrandization1929 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1867) IV. lii. 532 To shut off the mighty movement of the great revolt from its destined expanse. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 544 Audubon mentions one nearly ten feet in alar expanse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † expanseadj. Forms: Also Middle English expans, Middle English expance. Etymology: < Latin expansus, past participle of expandĕre to expand v. Obsolete. = expanded adj. 1. Botany. (See quot.) ΚΠ 1819 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia (new ed.) Expanse, in botany, expanded, spread out: as the calyx in helianthus. 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. 2. expanse years n. ‘When a table contains quantities denoting the amount of a planet's motion during only a few years, viz. from 1 to 20 years, such changes are entered separately under the headings 1, 2, 3, etc. years, which are designated the expanse (or separate) years’ (Skeat in Chaucer's Astrolabe (1872) Gloss.). Opposed to collect n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical calculation > [noun] > astronomical tables > years covered in expanse yearsc1405 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Franklin's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 567 Neither his collect ne hise expans yeris. c1430 J. Lydgate Story of Thebes 380 The yeeres collecte and expance also. a1500 (?1397) G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe (Digby 72) (1872) ii. Suppl. §45. 56 Amonge myne expanse ȝeris fond I Ȝ ȝere. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). † expansev. Etymology: < Latin expans- participial stem of expandĕre to expand v. The past participle probably originated before the verb as < Latin expansus : see -ed suffix¹. Obsolete. transitive. = expand v. 1, 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > expand or enlarge [verb (transitive)] broada1250 room?1316 enlargec1380 largea1382 magnifya1382 alargec1384 spreada1387 amplify1432 brede1440 expanse1477 ampliatea1513 dilate1528 propagate1548 widen1566 explicate1578 expatiate1603 diduce1605 engross?1611 dilatate1613 biggen1643 promote1652 intend1658 expand1665 to run out1683 amplificate1731 broaden1744 outstretcha1758 largen1869 big1884 the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > spread (something) out or open abredeeOE bredeOE stretcha1000 to-spreada1000 openOE spreadc1175 displayc1320 to let outc1380 to open outc1384 outspreada1400 spald?a1400 splayc1402 expand?a1475 to lay along1483 speld?a1500 skail1513 to set abroad1526 to lay abroad1530 flarec1550 bespread1557 to set out1573 dispread1590 explaina1600 expanse1600 dispack1605 splat1615 dispand1656 extend1676 flat1709 spelder1710 spreadeagle1829 1477 T. Norton Ordinall of Alchimy v, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chem. Britannicum (1652) 62 In Winter men eaten more meate Than in Summer, when expansed in their heate. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iii. lv. 50 A gentle valley..expansed faire and wide. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xix. 156 A Swan with her wings expansed. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 121 After they had..clozed their iawes; which they expanse against the rays of the Sun. 1642 Sir T. Browne Religio Medici i. §16. 32 Nature..that lies expans'd unto the Eyes of all. 1642 J. Jackson Bk. Conscience 140 God enlargeth and expanseth the hearts of his Saints. 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. ii. 17 I shall refer Books born in arms, if open blazoned expansed, if shut clasped. 1705 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 12 Dec. A Book Expansed in Fesse. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Expansed (in Heraldry), displayed, or set out. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 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