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▸ noun: The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
▸ noun: (building) A new addition.
▸ noun: A product to be used with a previous product.
▸ noun: That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
▸ noun: (steam engines) 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.
▸ noun: The replacement of a short name (e.g., acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, abbreviation) with the longer name that is synonymous with it, as when spelling out acronyms to ensure clarity for a general audience.
▸ noun: The string of text thus substituted.
▸ noun: (economics) An increase in the market value of an economy over time.
▸ noun: (geometry) Stretching of geometric objects with flat sides.
▸ noun: (video games) Short for expansion pack. [(computing) A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.]
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enlargement,
expanding upon,
growth,
expanding,
development,
acquisition,
contraction,
consolidation,
diversification,
construction,
more...
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rapid,
economic,
thermal,
further,
industrial,
territorial,
colonial,
future,
monetary,
considerable,
imperial
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