Expansible vs. Expand — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Expansible and Expand
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Definitions
Expansible➦
That can expand or be expanded
An expansible antenna.
Expand➦
To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge
Expanded her store by adding a second room.
Expansible➦
Expandable
Expand➦
To express at length or in detail; enlarge on
Expanded his remarks afterward.
Expansible➦
Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.
Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their weight.
Expand➦
To open (something) up or out; spread out
The bird expanded its wings and flew off.
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Expansible➦
Able to expand or be expanded
Expand➦
(Mathematics) To write (a quantity) as a sum of terms in an extended form.
Expansible➦
(of gases) capable of expansion
Expand➦
To become greater in size, volume, quantity, or scope
Air expands when heated. This critic's influence is expanding.
Expand➦
To speak or write at length or in detail
Expand on a favorite topic.
Expand➦
To open up or out; unfold
The chair expands to form a daybed.
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Expand➦
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
You can expand this compact umbrella to cover a large table.
Expand➦
(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
A flower expands its leaves.
Expand➦
(transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
Expand➦
To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
Use the binomial theorem to expand .
Expand➦
To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
The expression expands to .
Expand➦
To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
Expand➦
(intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
Many materials expand when heated.
This compact umbrella expands to cover a large table.
Expand➦
(intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
Expand➦
(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
He expanded on his plans for the business.
Expand➦
(intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
Expand➦
To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.
Expand➦
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➦
To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
Expand➦
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➦
Extend in one or more directions;
The dough expands
Expand➦
Become larger in size or volume or quantity;
His business expanded rapidly
Expand➦
Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity;
Expand the house by adding another wing
Expand➦
Grow stronger;
The economy was booming
Expand➦
Exaggerate or make bigger;
The charges were inflated
Expand➦
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing;
She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation
Expand➦
Expand the influence of;
The King extended his rule to the Eastern part of the continent
