(n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of
being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
(n.) That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the
expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal.
(n.) Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure
space.
(n.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions; esp.,
increase of the circulation of bank notes.
(n.) The developed result of an indicated operation; as, the
expansion of (a + b)2 is a2 + 2ab + b2.
(n.) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its
communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues
to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
(n.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically from a model
or drawing to the full or building size, in the process of
construction.
