expansion

expansion synonyms

enlargement compare expansion and enlargement
increase compare expansion and increase
extension compare expansion and extension
growth compare expansion and growth
development compare expansion and development
augmentation compare expansion and augmentation
spread compare expansion and spread
escalation compare expansion and escalation
boost compare expansion and boost
amplification compare expansion and amplification
rise compare expansion and rise
addition compare expansion and addition
buildup compare expansion and buildup
improvement compare expansion and improvement
multiplication compare expansion and multiplication
advance compare expansion and advance
proliferation compare expansion and proliferation
hike compare expansion and hike
intensification compare expansion and intensification
mushrooming compare expansion and mushrooming
evolution compare expansion and evolution
widening compare expansion and widening
heightening compare expansion and heightening
magnification compare expansion and magnification
increment compare expansion and increment
lengthening compare expansion and lengthening
stretch compare expansion and stretch
inflation compare expansion and inflation
progress compare expansion and progress
boom compare expansion and boom
space compare expansion and space
upturn compare expansion and upturn
stretching compare expansion and stretching
swelling compare expansion and swelling
snowballing compare expansion and snowballing
enhancement compare expansion and enhancement
buildout compare expansion and buildout
elaboration compare expansion and elaboration
advancement compare expansion and advancement
extent compare expansion and extent
unfolding compare expansion and unfolding
success compare expansion and success
upswing compare expansion and upswing
gain compare expansion and gain
raise compare expansion and raise
reach compare expansion and reach
upsurge compare expansion and upsurge
dilation compare expansion and dilation
breadth compare expansion and breadth
distension compare expansion and distension

expansion definitions

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.