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expandable
ex·pand E0281800 (ĭk-spănd′)v. ex·pand·ed, ex·pand·ing, ex·pands v.tr.1. To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge: expanded her store by adding a second room. See Synonyms at increase.2. To express at length or in detail; enlarge on: expanded his remarks afterward.3. To open (something) up or out; spread out: The bird expanded its wings and flew off.4. Mathematics To write (a quantity) as a sum of terms in an extended form.v.intr.1. To become greater in size, volume, quantity, or scope: Air expands when heated. This critic's influence is expanding.2. To speak or write at length or in detail: expand on a favorite topic.3. To open up or out; unfold: The chair expands to form a daybed.
[Middle English expanden, to spread out, from Latin expandere : ex-, ex- + pandere, to spread; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
ex·pand′a·ble adj.ex·pand′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | expandable - able to expand or be expandedexpandible, expansibleexpansive - able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire" | | 2. | expandable - (of gases) capable of expansionexpansile, expandible, expansibleelastic - capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeeexpandAcronymsSeeexophoriaexpandable
Synonyms for expandableadj able to expand or be expandedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of gases) capable of expansionSynonyms- expansile
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