Expansive+force

  • 11Expansively — Expansive Ex*pan sive ([e^]ks*p[a^]n s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.] 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] …

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  • 12Expansiveness — Expansive Ex*pan sive ([e^]ks*p[a^]n s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. expansif.] 1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air. [WordNet sense 1] …

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  • 13Permanent way — The permanent way means the physical elements of the railway line itself: generally the pairs of rails typically laid on sleepers embedded in ballast, intended to carry the ordinary trains of a railway. This page describes British practice and… …

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  • 14ex|pan´sive|ness — ex|pan|sive «ehk SPAN sihv», adjective. 1. capable of expanding; tending to expand: »expansive gases. SYNONYM(S): dilatable. 2. capable of causing expansion: »the expansive force of heat. 3. expanding over or occupying a large surface or space;… …

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  • 15ex|pan´sive|ly — ex|pan|sive «ehk SPAN sihv», adjective. 1. capable of expanding; tending to expand: »expansive gases. SYNONYM(S): dilatable. 2. capable of causing expansion: »the expansive force of heat. 3. expanding over or occupying a large surface or space;… …

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  • 16ex|pan|sive — «ehk SPAN sihv», adjective. 1. capable of expanding; tending to expand: »expansive gases. SYNONYM(S): dilatable. 2. capable of causing expansion: »the expansive force of heat. 3. expanding over or occupying a large surface or space; wide;… …

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  • 17Pierre Hyacinthe Azais — (1766 1845) was a French philosopher.He was born at Soreze and died at Paris. He spent his early years as a teacher and a village organist. At the outbreak of the French Revolution he viewed it with favor, but was soon disgusted at the violence… …

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  • 18Blew — Blow Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout… …

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  • 19Blow — Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout out,… …

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  • 20Blowing — Blow Blow, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown} (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen, AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G. bl[ a]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr. ekflai nein to spout… …

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