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• expansion — [ek span′shen] n. [LL expansio < L expansus: see EXPANSE] 1. an expanding or being expanded; enlargement; dilation 2. an expanded thing or part 3. the amount, degree, or extent of expansion 4. a development or full treatment, as of a topic 5.… …   English World dictionary

• degree — degreed, adj. degreeless, adj. /di gree /, n. 1. any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale. 2. a stage or point in or as if in progression or retrogression: We followed the degrees of her… …   Universalium

• expansion — expansional, adj. /ik span sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of expanding. 2. the state or quality of being expanded. 3. the amount or degree of expanding. 4. an expanded, dilated, or enlarged portion or form of a thing: The present article is an …   Universalium

• expansion — ex•pan•sion [[t]ɪkˈspæn ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of expanding 2) the state or quality of being expanded 3) the amount or degree of expanding 4) an expanded portion or form of a thing 5) expanse 6) math. the development at length of an… …   From formal English to slang

• expansion — /əkˈspænʃən/ (say uhk spanshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of expanding. 2. the state of being expanded. 3. the amount or degree of expanding. 4. an expanded, dilated, or enlarged portion or form of a thing. 5. anything spread out; an… …  

• Thermal expansion — Thermodynamics …   Wikipedia

• Ciphertext expansion — In cryptography, the term ciphertext expansion refers to the length increase of a message when it is encrypted. Many modern cryptosystems cause some degree of expansion during the encryption process, for instance when the resulting ciphertext… …   Wikipedia

• Coefficient of thermal expansion — When the temperature of a substance changes, the energy that is stored in the intermolecular bonds between atoms changes. When the stored energy increases, so does the length of the molecular bonds. As a result, solids typically expand in… …   Wikipedia

• Lambeth degree — Lambeth degrees are academic degrees conferred by the Archbishop of Canterbury under the authority of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 (25 Hen VIII c 21) (Eng) as successor of the papal legate in England. The degrees conferred most commonly… …   Wikipedia

• Tissue expansion — is a technique used by plastic and restorative surgeons to cause the body to grow additional skin, bone or other tissues. kin expansionKeeping living tissues under tension causes new cells to form and the amount of tissue to increase. In some… …   Wikipedia

• Thermal expansion of rocks — ▪ Table Thermal expansion of rocks rock type linear expansion coefficient (in 10−6 per degree Celsius) granite and rhyolite    8 ± 3 andesite and diorite    7 ± 2 basalt, gabbro, and diabase 5.4 ± 1 sandstone  10 ± 2 limestone    8 ± 4 marble… …   Universalium