expansion

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French expansion, from Latin expānsiō. By surface analysis, expand +‎ -sion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪkˈspænʃən/ Hyphenation: ex‧pan‧sion === Noun === expansion (countable and uncountable, plural expansions) An act, process, or instance of expanding. The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change. Synonym: coefficient of thermal expansion Hypernym: temperature coefficient (building) A new addition. Synonym: annex A product to be used with a previous product. That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface. (steam engines) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston. The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience. The string of text thus substituted. (video games) Ellipsis of expansion pack. (economics) An increase in the market value of an economy over time. (geometry) Stretching of geometric objects with flat sides. (algebra) The rewriting of an expression as a longer but equivalent sum of terms. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “act of expanding”): contraction, shrinkage ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin expānsiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.spɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === expansion f (plural expansions) expansion ==== Descendants ==== → German: Expansion === Further reading === “expansion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin expānsiō, attested from 1776. === Pronunciation === === Noun === expansion c expansion ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== expandera expansionism expansionistisk expansiv === References ===