expanded
Americanadjective
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increased in area, bulk, or volume; enlarged.
an expanded version of a story.
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spread out; extended.
the expanded frontiers of the Roman Empire.
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Printing. Also (of type) wider in proportion to its height.
adjective
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Also: extended. (of printer's type) wider than usual for a particular height Compare condensed
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(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 Word Forms
- expandedness noun
- nonexpanded adjective
- self-expanded adjective
- semiexpanded adjective
- unexpanded adjective
Etymology
Origin of expanded
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; expand + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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In recent decades, however, researchers have expanded this idea to other types of particles, including phonons, which are tiny units of vibration or sound.
From Science Daily
Many squid and cuttlefish lineages then expanded into these environments.
From Science Daily
Despite the pushback against the Rooney Rule, which has been expanded to apply to general manager and coordinator positions as well as head coach roles, pro-diversity groups say its impact has been limited.
From Barron's
In recent years, the allowable uses of 529s have expanded beyond higher education.
Over the next six decades, as the glacier retreated, the wedge expanded into a long finger, and the size of the lake grew twelvefold.
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