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expansivity

[ ek-span-siv-i-tee ]
/ ˌɛk spænˈsɪv ɪ ti /
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noun
the quality or state of being expansive; expansiveness.
Physics. coefficient of expansion.
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Origin of expansivity

First recorded in 1830–40; expansive + -ity

Words nearby expansivity

expansion wave, expansive, expansive bit, expansive classification, expansively, expansivity, ex parte, expat, expatiate, expatriate, expatriation
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British Dictionary definitions for expansivity

expansivity
/ (ˌɛkspænˈsɪvɪtɪ) /
noun
the quality of being expansive
another name for coefficient of expansion
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