expansion

ex-pan-sion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of becoming larger or more extensive.

  2. 2.

    An increase in the size, scope, or scale of something.

  3. 3.

    The spreading out of something or the state of being spread out.

Forms

plural: expansions

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    expansion pack — additional content for a game or software
  • •
    thermal expansion — the tendency of matter to change volume with temperature

Related words

Antonyms: contraction, reduction, shrinkage
See also: expand, expanded, growth
Synonyms: enlargement, extension, growth, increase

Etymology

From Latin expansio ("a spreading out"), from expandere ("to spread out").