expanded

[ ik-span-did ]

adjective

1. increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged:

   an expanded version of a story.

2. spread out; extended:

   the expanded frontiers of the Roman Empire.

3. Also Printing. (of type) wider in proportion to its height. Compare condensed ( def 4 ).

expanded

/ ɪkˈspændɪd /

adjective

1. See condensed
   Alsoextended (of printer's type) wider than usual for a particular height Compare condensed
2. See expanded metal
   (of a plastic) having been foamed during manufacture by the introduction of a gas in order to make a light packaging material or heat insulator See also expanded metal

   expanded polystyrene

Other Words From

• ex·panded·ness noun
• nonex·panded adjective
• self-ex·panded adjective
• semi·ex·panded adjective
• unex·panded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of expanded¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; expand + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The expanded portfolio is focused on OTT and social moving forward, Kintzer said, teasing an expansion of TMB brands into OTT spaces.

From Digiday

Paperback publishers distributed their titles in African-American neighborhoods because it expanded their market base.

From The Daily Beast

The sequels will contain anything from the Expanded Universe.

From The Daily Beast

They embraced the notion of a growing America, whose economy could be expanded for the benefit of the majority.

From The Daily Beast

There is an expanded place-name index with more than 150,000 entries, and separate undersea, Moon, and Mars features.

From The Daily Beast

This approach should not be condemned; it should be expanded upon.

From The Daily Beast

The bellows, being expanded by the wind, pulls down the pallet in the wind-chest; the bellows does all the hard work.

From Project Gutenberg

Vases of flowers diffused their fragrance and expanded their beauty where flowers were never seen to bloom before.

From Project Gutenberg

As time passed, this fund expanded considerably and was used to improve elementary education.

From Project Gutenberg

The patois of Saint-Rémy has been developed and expanded into a beautiful literary language.

From Project Gutenberg

Surprisingly enough, some industries such as the tobacco industry and the rayon and cellophane industries expanded considerably.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• big
• boundless
• broad
• colossal
• endless
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• extensive
• far-flung
• far-reaching
• gigantic
• great
• huge
• immense
• infinite
• limitless
• mammoth
• massive
• monumental
• spacious