| 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. 1. 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." (Milton) 2. 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. 3. <mathematics> To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equation. See Expansion. Origin: L. Expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to spread out, to throw open; perh. Akin to E. Patent. Cf. Spawn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| expanded access | Refers to any of the FDA procedures (compassionate use, parallel track and treatment IND see) that distributes experimental drugs to patients who are failing on currently available treatments for their condition and also are unable to participate in ongoing clinical trials. (09 Oct 1997) |
| expander | Anything which causes expansion especially. <mechanics> A tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| expanding | That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging. Expanding bit, Expanding drill, a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or diminished. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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A circuit to perform dynamic range expansion of an audio signal, usually in a logarithmic manner. The receive portion of a companding system.
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Appliance used to widen the upper dental arch
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Is a plug that is used to stretch or enlarge a piercing.
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a theory of cell division which postulates that a nuclear substance is liberated, probably from chromosomes, which causes expansion of the cellular membrane at the poles; as the polar areas expand, the equator contracts, leading to division.
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an appliance that widens the jaw.
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| expand | become larger in size or volume or quantity |
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| expand | exaggerate or make bigger |
| expand | grow stronger |
| expand | expand the influence of |
| expand | make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity |
| expand | add details, as to an account or idea |
| expand | extend in one or more directions |
| expand | (of gases) capable of expansion |
| expand | able to expand or be expanded |
| expand | of printers' type |
| expand | increased in extent or size or bulk or scope |
| expand | (of gases) capable of expansion |
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