expander

[ ik-span-der ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that expands.

  2. Also ex·pan·dor. Electronics. a transducer that produces an output with a range of voltages greater than that of the input signal.: Compare compressor (def. 5).

Origin of expander

1
First recorded in 1860–65; expand + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for expander

expander

/ (ɪkˈspændə) /


noun
  1. a device for exercising and developing the muscles of the body: a chest expander

  2. an electronic device for increasing the variations in signal amplitude in a transmission system according to a specified law: Compare compressor (def. 5), compander

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