Usually means: Materials expand when heated up.
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  1. thermal expansion: Merriam-Webster
  2. thermal expansion: Collins English Dictionary
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  2. THERMAL EXPANSION, Thermal expansion: Power Engineering

Definitions from Wikipedia (Thermal expansion)

noun:  the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature, usually not including phase transitions.

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