expansion vs failure

expansion

noun
  • A new addition. 

  • A product to be used with a previous product. 

  • That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface. 

  • The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. 

  • The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience. 

  • The string of text thus substituted. 

  • An act, process, or instance of expanding. 

  • The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change. 

failure

noun
  • Omission to do something, whether or not it was attempted, especially something that ought to have been done. 

  • State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success. 

  • Bankruptcy. 

  • An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure or incapable of success. 

  • Termination of the ability of an item to perform its required function; breakdown. 

How often have the words expansion and failure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )