英语词汇“expansiveness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

expansiveness

释义

expand /ik-spandˈ/

transitive verb

To spread out
To lay open
To enlarge in bulk or surface area
To develop or bring out in fuller detail
To express at length, as in terms of a series or without contractions

intransitive verb

To become opened
To increase in volume
To enlarge
To spread
To become communicative (figurative)
To speak or write more fully (on)

ORIGIN: L expandere, from ex- out, and pandere, pānsum to spread

expandabilˈity noun

expandˈable adjective

expandˈed adjective

Spread out or enlarged
(of plastic) combined with or forming a gas during manufacture to produce a lightweight insulating or packaging material (as in expanded polystyrene)

expandˈer or expandˈor noun

An electronic device which increases the range of amplitude variations in a transmission system
A device used for exercising and developing muscles

expanse /-pansˈ/ noun

A wide extent
A stretch
The amount of spread or stretch
The firmament

expansibilˈity noun

expansˈible adjective

Capable of being expanded

expansˈibly adverb

expansˈile /-īl/ adjective

Capable of expansion

expanˈsion noun

The act of expanding
The state of being expanded
Enlargement
Something which is expanded
Amount of expanding
Territorial extension
Immensity
Extension

expanˈsional adjective

expanˈsionary adjective

Tending to expand

expanˈsionism noun

The principle or practice of expanding the territory or the economy of a country

expanˈsionist noun

Someone who favours territorial or currency expansion (also adjective)

expansionistˈic adjective

expansˈive adjective

Widely extended
Diffusive
Causing expansion
Worked by expansion
Effusive
Talkative or communicative
Marked by excessive feeling of wellbeing and delusions of self-importance (psychiatry)

expansˈively adverb

expansˈiveness noun

expansivˈity /eks-/ noun

expanded metal noun

Steel, etc stretched to form a mesh, used for reinforcing concrete, etc

expanding metal noun

A metal or alloy that expands in the final stage of cooling from liquid

expanding universe (theory) noun (astronomy)

The theory that the whole universe is constantly expanding and the galaxies moving away from each other

expansion board or expansion card noun (computing)

A printed circuit board which can be inserted into an expansion slot, a connector on a computer motherboard which allows extra facilities to be added temporarily or permanently

expansion bolt noun

A bolt that expands within a hole, crack, etc, thus providing a firm support, eg in mountaineering

expansion joint noun (engineering)

A gap left at a joint between eg lengths of rail or sections of concrete, to allow for heat expansion

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