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expanded
ex·pand E0281800 (ĭk-spănd′)v. ex·pand·ed, ex·pand·ing, ex·pands v.tr.1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase.2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: expanded his remarks afterward.3. To open (something) up or out; spread out: The bird expanded its wings and flew off.4. Mathematics To write (a quantity) as a sum of terms in an extended form.v.intr.1. To become greater in size, volume, quantity, or scope: Air expands when heated. This critic's influence is expanding.2. To speak or write at length or in detail: expand on a favorite topic.3. To open up or out; unfold: The chair expands to form a daybed.
[Middle English expanden, to spread out, from Latin expandere : ex-, ex- + pandere, to spread; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pand′a·ble adj.ex·pand′er n.expanded (ɪkˈspændɪd) adj1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also: extended (of printer's type) wider than usual for a particular height. Compare condensed2. (Chemistry) (of a plastic) having been foamed during manufacture by the introduction of a gas in order to make a light packaging material or heat insulator: expanded polystyrene. See also expanded metalex•pand•ed (ɪkˈspæn dɪd)
adj. 1. increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged; extended: an expanded version of a story. 2. (of a typeface) wider in proportion to its height. Compare condensed (def. 4). [1400–50] ex•pand′ed•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | expanded - increased in extent or size or bulk or scopecontracted - reduced in size or pulled together; "the contracted pupils of her eyes" |
TranslationsexpanséallargatodilatatoespansoIdiomsSeeexpandexpanded
expanded or extended reproduction of capital (MARXISM) that part of SURPLUS VALUE which is advanced as new capital to expand the activity of capitalist enterprise or economy. See also ACCUMULATION (OR EXPANDED OR EXTENDED REPRODUCTION) OF CAPITAL.MedicalSeeexpansionFinancialSeeExpansionexpanded
Related to expanded: Expanded memory, expanded notation, expanded shaleAntonyms for expandedadj increased in extent or size or bulk or scopeAntonyms |