Expansion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪkˈspænʃn|  American pronunciation of the word expansion
Brit.  |ɪkˈspænʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word expansion

noun

- the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope (syn: enlargement)
- a function expressed as a sum or product of terms
the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2
- a discussion that provides additional information (syn: elaboration, enlargement)
- adding information or detail

Extra examples

The league is undergoing expansion.

This book is an expansion of a lecture series.

The company has abandoned plans for further expansion.

The book is an expansion of a lecture series.

The rapid expansion of cities can cause social and economic problems.

The industry underwent a period of rapid expansion.

The novel is an expansion of a short story he wrote about forty years ago.

The expansions of hard rock, afford a kind of irregular pavement.

He gave a succinct overview of the expansion project.

The government put a brake on plans for expansion.

I also optioned the land around the company for future expansion.

The expansion of state education brought new and wider opportunities for working class children.

The country was on the cusp of economic expansion.

Britain's imperial expansion in the 19th century

The company's expansion was predicated on the assumption that sales would rise.

Word forms

noun
singular: expansion
plural: expansions
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