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/ɪkspˈænʃən/ /ɪkspˈæntʃən/ Listen

Expansion

noun

The act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope. Synonym: enlargement. Antonym: contraction.

A function expressed as a sum or product of terms.

A discussion that provides additional information. Synonyms: elaboration, enlargement.

Adding information or detail. Synonym: expanding upon.

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"Expansion" Quotes from Famous Books

... one is never attached to his experiences. Gau@dapada then enumerates some theories of creation: some think that the world has proceeded as a creation from the pra@na (vital activity), others consider creation as an expansion (vibhuti) of that cause from which it has proceeded; others imagine that creation is like dream (svapna) and magic (maya); others, that creation proceeds simply by the will of the Lord; others that it proceeds from time; others that it is for the enjoyment of the Lord (bhogartham) or ...

— A History of Indian Philosophy, Vol. 1 • Surendranath Dasgupta

... assemblage; but the coarse salt of his witticisms had an effect, in the atmosphere in which he produced them, of a loud laugh in a sick-chamber; and a mute intimation from his wife, Thuillier, and la Peyrade to behave himself put a stopper on his liveliness and turbulent expansion. It was somewhat remarkable that the gravest member of the party, aided by Rabourdin, was the person who finally warmed up the atmosphere. The Abbe Gondrin, a man of a most refined and cultivated ...

— The Lesser Bourgeoisie • Honore de Balzac

... has of communicating the impressions made by the various substances that are put into it, is such, that it seems more like a nervous expansion of the brain, than a mere receptacle for food."—Dr. WATERHOUSE'S ...

— The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual • William Kitchiner

... an agreeable manner, may be made an object of interest; but to not one in twenty of whom general or philosophic conclusions ever can be a matter of the smallest concern. History, in truth, is much more nearly allied to poetry, oratory, and painting. The drama is but the expansion of its touching scenes,—painting, the representation of its fleeting events. Even to the few who are gifted by nature with the power of abstract thought, it is often hazardous to push matters to a conclusion too openly. ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 • Various

... 100 volumes of peroxide form 186 volumes of sulphate (a twofold expansion). The influence of diffusion on the electromotive force is illustrated by fig. 12. A cell was prepared with 20% acid. It also held a porous pot containing stronger acid, and into this the positive plate was suddenly transferred from the general body of liquid. The ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

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