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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pander
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who or that which expands.

noun

A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.

noun

A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.

noun

A kind of sparse graph with strong connectivity properties.

Etymology

Etymology tree English expand Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English expander From expand + -er.

Inflected Forms

expanders (plural) expandor (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

compander compandor turboexpander

Phrases

chest expander palatal expander palate expander plasma expander volume expander

Synonyms

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Questions

What does expander mean?
One who or that which expands.
Where does expander come from?
Etymology tree English expand Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English expander From expand + -er.

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