expanse

ex·panse

E0282100 (ĭk-spăns′)n.1. A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky.2. a. Expansion.b. The distance or amount of expansion.

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[Latin expānsum, from neuter past participle of expandere, to spread out; see expand.]

expanse

(ɪkˈspæns) n1. an uninterrupted surface of something that spreads or extends, esp over a wide area; stretch: an expanse of water. 2. expansion or extension[C17: from New Latin expansum the heavens, from Latin expansus spread out, from expandere to expand]

ex•panse

(ɪkˈspæns)

n. 1. an uninterrupted space or area: an expanse of water. 2. the arch of the sky; firmament. [1660–70; < Latin expānsum, n. use of neuter of expānsus, past participle of expandere; see expand]

Expanse

 something spread out; a wide expanse or extent of anything.Examples: expanse of black cloth [mourning], 1858; of wavy corn, 1781; of forest; of heaven, 1667; of crystal lakes, 1711; of life, 1758; of sand, 1869.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expanse - a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"sweepambit, range, scope, reach, compass, orbit - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
	2.	expanse - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"surface area, areaextent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"acreage, land area - an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"footprint - the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"erasure - a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure"blank space, space, place - a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"balk, baulk - the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"plane section, section - (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
	3.	expanse - a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or skysheet - any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice"stretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"

expanse

noun area, range, field, space, stretch, sweep, extent, plain, tract, breadth a vast expanse of grassland

expanse

nounA wide and open area, as of land, sky, or water:distance, expansion, extent, reach, space, spread, stretch, sweep.

Translations

广阔

expand

(ikˈspand) verb to make or grow larger; to spread out wider. Metals expand when heated; He does exercises to expand his chest; The school's activities have been expanded to include climbing and mountaineering. 擴大，擴張 扩大exˈpanse (-s) noun a wide area or extent. an expanse of water. 廣闊，浩瀚 广阔（的区域） exˈpansion (-ʃən) noun the act or state of expanding. the expansion of metals. 擴張 扩张