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  Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a.
     That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading;
     enlarging.
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     Expanding bit, Expanding drill (Mech.), a bit or drill
        made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can
        be expanded in diameter while boring.
  
     Expanding pulley (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections,
        that its diameter can be increased or diminished.
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  Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expanded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Expanding.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to
     spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf.
     Spawn.]
     1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to
        diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
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              Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or
        stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of
        substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to
        distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to
        contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all
        bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
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     3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to
        expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.
        [1913 Webster]

  Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a.
     That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading;
     enlarging.
  
     Expanding bit, Expanding drill (Mech.), a bit or drill
        made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can
        be expanded in diameter while boring.
  
     Expanding pulley (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections,
        that its diameter can be increased or diminished.

  Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expanded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Expanding.] [L. expandere, expansum; ex out + pandere to
     spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf.
     Spawn.]
     1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to
        diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
  
              Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or
        stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of
        substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to
        distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to
        contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all
        bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
  
     3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to
        expand an equation. See Expansion, 5.

  expanding
       adj : increasing in area or volume or bulk or range; "an expanding
             universe"; "an expanding economy"

  expanding
     Αγγλικά a.
     διαστελλόμενος, διευρυνόμενος, επεκτεινόμενος

  expanding
     vb.
     (present participle of en expand nocat=1)

  expanding
     vb.
     (present participle of en expand nocat=1)

  expanding
     vb.
     (present participle of en expand nocat=1)

  expanding
     vb.
     (present participle of en expand nocat=1)

  expanding
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e xpand ing)

  expanding
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en expand ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb expand)

  Expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  التوسّع

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  expandující

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  roztahování

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  rozšiřovací

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  rozpínání

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  rozpínací

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  šířící se

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  expandování

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/ 
  roztahující se

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  aufblähend, aufschwellend, auftreibend
     Synonyms: inflating, distending
  
   see: expand sth., inflate sth., distend sth., expanded, inflated, distended
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  sich ausdehnend
   see: expand, expanded
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  ausmultiplizierend
     Synonym: multiplying
  
   see: multiply out, expand a bracket term, multiplied, expanded
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  ausweitend, erweiternd
   see: expand sth., expanded, expand the investigation, expand the library, expand the dictionary by 20%, expand the contract, extend and expand the credit, expand your activities into new areas, expand the lecture series into a book, The chest muscles expand the rib cage.
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  breiter/weiter machend, verbreiternd, weitend, aufweitend
     Synonyms: broadening, widening
  
   see: broaden sth., widen sth., expand sth., broadened, widened, expanded, widen/broaden the road, expand a laser beam, expand pipes, widen a hollow vessel by hammering
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  erweiternd, ausbauend, aufwertend
     Synonym: upgrading
  
   see: expand sth., upgrade sth., expanded, upgraded, expand the role of family doctors, upgrade teacher qualifications, expand the restaurant to become a national chain
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  erweiternd, ausweitend, vergrößernd
     Synonyms: broadening, widening
  
   see: broaden sth., widen sth., expand sth., broadened, widened, expanded, broaden your knowledge on sth.
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  größer werdend, sich vergrößernd
        "Student numbers are expanding rapidly."  - Die Studentenzahlen steigen rapide an.
   see: expand, expanded
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  aus sich herausgehend
     Synonyms: becoming more sociable, becoming less reserved, coming out of your shell, breaking out of your shell
  
   see: expand, become more sociable, become less reserved, come out of your shell, break out of your shell, expanded, broken out of your shell
  

  expanding /ɛkspˈandɪŋ/
  širenja, šireći

  
/ɪkˈspændɪŋ/

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "expanding":
     amplifying, crescendoing, crescent, developmental, dilatative,
     dilative, enlarging, expatiating, growing, increasing, incremental,
     intensifying, lengthening, multiplying, on the increase,
     proliferating, snowballing, spreading, swelling, tightening,
     waxing
  
  

  a.扩展的，扩充的

     展成级数; 膨胀