Expansion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkspˈænʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkspˈanʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkspˈanʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkspˈænʃən/.

Examples

the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expanding upon elaboration enlargement

Antonyms

contraction

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
noun	a function expressed as a sum or product of terms “the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2”
noun	a discussion that provides additional information
noun	adding information or detail

Word Forms

enlarge	verb	make larger
expand	verb	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
elaborate	verb	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erweiterung

der Akt der Vergrößerung (von etwas) in Größe, Volumen, Menge oder Umfang

🇪🇸Spanish

expansión

el acto de aumentar (algo) en tamaño o volumen o cantidad o alcance

🇮🇹Italian

espansione

l'atto di aumentare (qualcosa) in termini di dimensioni, volume, quantità o portata

🇳🇱Dutch

uitbreiding

de handeling van het vergroten van (iets) in omvang of volume of hoeveelheid of reikwijdte

🇵🇹Portuguese

expansão

o ato de aumentar (algo) em tamanho ou volume ou quantidade ou escopo

🇷🇺Russian

расширение

акт увеличения (чего-либо) в размере, объёме, количестве или объёме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विस्तार

आकार या मात्रा या मात्रा या दायरे में (कुछ) बढ़ाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্প্রসারণ

আকার বা আয়তন বা পরিমাণ বা সুযোগ বাড়ানোর কাজ (কিছু)

🇮🇳Tamil

விரிவாக்கம்

அளவு அல்லது அளவு அல்லது அளவு அல்லது நோக்கத்தில் (ஏதாவது) அதிகரிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విస్తరణ

పరిమాణం లేదా వాల్యూమ్ లేదా పరిమాణం లేదా పరిధిలో (ఏదో) పెంచే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्तार

आकार किंवा खंड किंवा प्रमाण किंवा व्याप्तीमध्ये (काहीतरी) वाढवण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્તરણ

કદ અથવા વોલ્યુમ અથવા જથ્થા અથવા અવકાશમાં (કંઈક) વધારવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ

ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ (ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ) ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വികാസം

വലുപ്പത്തിലോ വോളിയത്തിലോ അളവിലോ വ്യാപ്തിയിലോ (എന്തെങ്കിലും) വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਤਾਰ

ਆਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਾਇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ (ਕੁਝ) ਵਧਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

توسیع

سائز یا حجم یا مقدار یا دائرہ کار میں (کچھ) بڑھانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扩张

增加（某物）大小、体积、数量或范围的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

拡大

（何か）のサイズ、量、量、または範囲を増やす行為

🇰🇷Korean

확장

(무엇)의 크기나 양, 양이나 범위를 늘리는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mở rộng

hành động tăng (cái gì đó) về kích thước hoặc khối lượng hoặc số lượng hoặc phạm vi

🇹🇭Thai

การขยายตัว

การกระทำเพื่อเพิ่ม (บางสิ่ง) ให้มีขนาดหรือปริมาตรหรือปริมาณหรือขอบเขต

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekspansi

tindakan meningkatkan (sesuatu) dalam ukuran atau volume atau kuantitas atau ruang lingkup

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalawak

ang pagkilos ng pagtaas (isang bagay) sa laki o dami o dami o saklaw

🇲🇾Malay

pengembangan

perbuatan menambah (sesuatu) dalam saiz atau isipadu atau kuantiti atau skop

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توسع

فعل زيادة (شيء) في الحجم أو الحجم أو الكمية أو النطاق

🇮🇷Persian

گسترش

عمل افزایش (چیزی) در اندازه یا حجم یا کمیت یا دامنه

🇹🇷Turkish

genleşme

boyut veya hacim veya miktar veya kapsamı (bir şeyi) artırma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַרחָבָה

הפעולה של הגדלת (משהו) בגודל או בנפח או בכמות או בהיקף

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