expansion

[US]/ɪkˈspænʃn/
[UK]/ɪkˈspænʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. enlargement, extension, broadening, growth; something that has been expanded or enlarged

Phrases & Collocations

economic expansion

territorial expansion

market expansion

rapid expansion

business expansion

thermal expansion

expansion coefficient

expansion joint

thermal expansion coefficient

expansion project

series expansion

expansion ratio

expansion valve

linear expansion

expansion rate

expansion plan

volume expansion

expansion agent

asymptotic expansion

heat expansion

taylor expansion

Example Sentences

an expansion of a river.

there was no check to the expansion of the market.

the rapid expansion of suburban London.

horizontal expansion of the international community.

the new nation's expansion westward.

German expansion in the 1930s.

the book is an expansion of a lecture given last year.

There are plans for the expansion of our school building.

The lodicule expansion was not the only reason for flowering.

a book that is an expansion of the author's Ph.D. thesis.

the cash had been earmarked for a big expansion of the programme.

they are waiting for an expansion of world trade to lead a recovery.

expansion of the service sector is reshaping the map of employment.

the group's expansion into the US market was not quite so smooth.

His big book is an expansion of the little book he wrote before.

Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes.

Real-world Examples

And happiness is good, it's the expansion of self.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) June 2019 Collection

The researchers leading the screening discovered an expansion of anti-viral genes.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2020

Capital, raised mainly in London, financed the expansion.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Now, this is an expansion from Facebook`s prior moves.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2018 Compilation

Then there is the rapid expansion of the city.

Source: Environment and Science

A major reason for this rising is thermal expansion.

Source: Asap SCIENCE Selection

They include banning airport expansion and reduction in packaging waste.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2021

But not all Kenyans support the expansion of geothermal energy.

Source: VOA Standard July 2013 Collection

Official data shows that the courier sector in China saw significant expansion last year.

Source: CRI Online May 2021 Collection

No more cost-free expansions of Iranian power.

Source: NPR News Summary May 2018 Collection

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