Words that Rhyme with expansion
2 Syllable Words
anshan, fanchon, mansion
3 Syllable Words
l'expansion
5 Syllable Words
overexpansion
Definitions of expansion
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.