Expanded

Expanded
Expand Ex*pand", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expanding}.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Spawn}.] 1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves. [1913 Webster]

Then with expanded wings he steers his flight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to {contract}; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence. [1913 Webster]

3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See {Expansion}, 5. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • expanded — adj. increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of {contracted}. [Narrower terms: {blown up, enlarged}; {dilated}; {distended, swollen}; {inflated}] [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Printnig) wider than usual for a particular height; of printers… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • expanded — expanded; un·expanded; …   English syllables

  • expanded — index capacious, extensive, inflated (enlarged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • expanded — [ekspan′did, ik span′did] adj. 1. increased in size, area, scope, etc. 2. Printing EXTENDED (sense 4) …   English World dictionary

  • expanded — expandedness, n. /ik span did/, adj. 1. increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged: an expanded version of a story. 2. spread out; extended: the expanded frontiers of the Roman Empire. 3. Also, extended. Print. (of type) wider in proportion to… …   Universalium

  • expanded — adj. Expanded is used with these nouns: ↑definition, ↑edition, ↑role, ↑version …   Collocations dictionary

  • expanded — Широкое начертание (Wide, Extended, Expanded)     начертание шрифта [вариант рисунка шрифта, входящий в одну гарнитуру] с расширенными пропорциями [отношение ширины знака к его высоте] знаков, т.е. с увеличенной шириной знаков. Пропорции знака… …   Шрифтовая терминология

  • expanded — ex•pand•ed [[t]ɪkˈspæn dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged; extended: an expanded version of a story[/ex] 2) pri (of a typeface) wider in proportion to its height Compare condensed 4) • Etymology: 1400–50 ex•pand′ed•ness …   From formal English to slang

  • expanded — išskleistas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Objekto (pvz., dokumento, lango) būsena, kai jis matomas visas. pavyzdys( iai) išskleistasis dokumentas, išskleistasis langas, išskleistasis meniu, išskleistasis sąrašas, išskleistasis turinys …   Enciklopedinis kompiuterijos žodynas

  • expanded — adjective Date: 1875 of a typeface extended …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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