Expanse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wide scope

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈæns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈans/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈans/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈæns/.

Examples

the sweep of the plains
the area of a rectangle
it was about 500 square feet in area

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surface area area sweep

Parts of Speech

noun	a wide scope “the sweep of the plains”
noun	the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary “the area of a rectangle”
noun	a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

Word Forms

sweep	verb	cover the entire range of
areal	adjective	of or relating to or involving an area

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Weite

ein weites Spektrum

🇫🇷French

étendue

une large portée

🇪🇸Spanish

extensión

un amplio alcance

🇮🇹Italian

distesa

un ampio ambito

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgestrektheid

een brede reikwijdte

🇵🇹Portuguese

extensão

um amplo escopo

🇷🇺Russian

простор

широкий спектр

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसार

एक विस्तृत दायरा

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্তৃতি

একটি বিস্তৃত সুযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

விரிவு

ஒரு பரந்த நோக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తీర్ణం

విస్తృత పరిధి

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्तार

विस्तृत व्याप्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્તરણ

વિશાળ અવકાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ತಾರ

ವಿಶಾಲ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസ്തൃതി

വിശാലമായ വ്യാപ്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਥਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਸਕੋਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

وسعت

ایک وسیع دائرہ کار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

广阔

范围广泛

🇯🇵Japanese

広がり

広い範囲

🇰🇷Korean

팽창

넓은 범위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mở rộng

phạm vi rộng

🇹🇭Thai

ขยาย

ขอบเขตที่กว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bentangan

cakupan yang luas

🇵🇭Filipino

kalawakan

isang malawak na saklaw

🇲🇾Malay

keluasan

skop yang luas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مساحة

نطاق واسع

🇮🇷Persian

وسعت

یک دامنه وسیع

🇹🇷Turkish

genişlik

geniş kapsam

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶרחָב

היקף רחב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'expanse'?

The primary meaning of 'expanse' is 'a wide scope'.

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Using 'expanse' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'expanse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'expanse' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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