expansion (noun)

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• expansion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, enormous, great, huge, major, massive, significant, substantial, vast ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• expansion — ► NOUN 1) the action or an instance of expanding. 2) extension of a state s territory by encroachment on that of other nations. DERIVATIVES expansionary adjective …   English terms dictionary

• expansion slot — exˈpansion ˌslot noun [countable] COMPUTING a Connector on a computer system board that can hold an expansion card: • Internal modems fit into an expansion slot and don t require a serial port socket. * * * expansion slot UK US noun [C] IT ► …   Financial and business terms

• expansion — noun Date: 1611 1. expanse 2. the act or process of expanding < territorial expansion > < economic expansion > < expansion of the universe > 3. the quality or state of being expanded 4. the increase in volume of working fluid (as steam) in an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• expansion card — ➔ card * * * expansion card UK US noun [C] IT ► a board covered with small metal electrical connections that create one or more circuits and that can be connected to the main circuit board of a computer so that it can do more things: »Installing… …   Financial and business terms

• expansion — noun 1 (U) the act or process of increasing in size, range, amount etc: the expansion of gases 2 (U) the act or process of making a company or business larger by opening new shops, factories etc: The industry has just undergone a period of rapid… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• expansion — noun 1) expansion and contraction of blood vessels Syn: enlargement, increase in size, swelling, dilation; lengthening, elongation, stretching, thickening Ant: contraction 2) the expansion of the company Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• expansion board — or expansion card noun (computing) A printed circuit board which can be inserted into an expansion slot, a connector on a computer motherboard which allows extra facilities to be added temporarily or permanently • • • Main Entry: ↑expand …   Useful english dictionary

• expansion card — noun : a circuit board connecting to a computer motherboard and controlling a peripheral device which expands the capabilities of the computer * * * exˈpansion card 7 [expansion card] (also ˈadd in) noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

• expansion — noun a) The act or process of expanding. The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood. b) The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change. My new office is in the expansion behind… …   Wiktionary

• expansion — 1610s, anything spread out; 1640s, act of expanding, from Fr. expansion, L.L. expansionem (nom. expansio) a spreading out, noun of action from pp. stem of L. expandere (see EXPAND (Cf. expand)) …   Etymology dictionary