| Pronunciation: | | iksp'anding
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| Matching Terms: | | expanding upon
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| | Definition: | | [adj] increasing in area or volume or bulk or range; "an expanding universe"; "an expanding economy" |
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| | Synonyms: | | increasing |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*pand"ing\, a.
That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading;
enlarging.
{Expanding bit}, {Expanding drill} (Mech.), a bit or drill
made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can
be expanded in diameter while boring.
{Expanding pulley} (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections,
that its diameter can be increased or diminished.
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| | Related Terms: | | amplifying, crescendoing, crescent, developmental, dilatative, dilative, enlarging, expatiating, growing, increasing, incremental, intensifying, lengthening, multiplying, on the increase, proliferating, snowballing, spreading, swelling, tightening, waxing |
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