Expand(v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.
Expand(v. t.) To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
Expand(v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
Expand(v. t.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
Expanded(imp. & p. p.) of Expand
Expander(n.) Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.
Expanding(a.) That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging.
Expanding(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Expand
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