expansion
/ɪkˈspænʃən/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.54 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood."
- "[…] 1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S."
- "Look up the expansion of 1018 steel at stick welding temps and figure out how far this thing's gonna bend once we weld it up."
- "My new office is in the expansion behind the main building."
- "This expansion requires the original game board."
- "Mother of mighty Rome's imperial line, / Delight of man, and of the powers divine, / Venus, all-bounteous queen! whose genial power / Diffuses beauty in unbounded store / Through seas, and fertile plains, and all that lies / Beneath the starred expansion of the skies."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: expānsiō