Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 19 compound words that contain expansion. The most common are listed below. Open expansion in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- expansion packA module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.
- expansion slotA slot for additional hardware, cards, etc. for the purpose of expanding a computer system.
- Thermal Expansion
- expansion cardA circuit board that connects to the motherboard of a computer in order to allow additional capabilities.
- expansion tankA small tank that is partially filled with air to protect closed water heating systems (not open to atmospheric pressure) and domestic hot-water systems from excessive pressure.
- expansion teamA new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the local population's demand for a local team.
- coefficient of thermal expansionThe fractional change in size of a material as it is heated through one degree
- expansion cardsplural of expansion card: A circuit board that connects to the motherboard of a computer in order to allow additional capabilities.
- expansion jointA structural separation between two building elements that allows free movement between the elements without damage to the system.
- expansion setSynonym of expansion pack: A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.
- expansion setsplural of expansion set: A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.
- expansion teamsplural of expansion team: A new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the local population's demand for a local team.
- Taylor expansionSynonym of Taylor series: A power series representation of given infinitely differentiable function f whose terms are calculated from the function's arbitrary order derivatives at given reference point a; the series …
- expansion slotsplural of expansion slot: A slot for additional hardware, cards, etc. for the purpose of expanding a computer system.
- expansion packsplural of expansion pack: A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.
- macro expansionThe source code (assembler or other language) created by interpretation of a macro
- expansion vesselSynonym of expansion tank: A small tank that is partially filled with air to protect closed water heating systems (not open to atmospheric pressure) and domestic hot-water systems from excessive pressure.
- in-line expansionThe replacement by a compiler of a function call with a copy of the entire function body, sometimes used as an optimization.
- multiple expansionAn increase in the price-earnings ratio, or multiple, of a stock or group of stocks.
- expansion jointsplural of expansion joint: A structural separation between two building elements that allows free movement between the elements without damage to the system.
- expansion turbineturboexpander
- expansion coolingThe cooling of a gas as it undergoes adiabatic expansion
- binomial expansionThe rewriting of a binomial as a longer equivalent sum.
- Laplace expansionAn expression for the determinant |B| of an n × n matrix B that is a weighted sum of the determinants of n submatrices (or minors) of B, each of size (n − 1) × (n − 1).
- cofactor expansionSynonym of Laplace expansion: An expression for the determinant |B| of an n × n matrix B that is a weighted sum of the determinants of n submatrices (or minors) of B, each of size (n − 1) × (n − 1).
Compound words 19
- expansinAny of a family of non-enzymatic proteins, found in plant cell walls, that have many functions related to growth
- antiexpansionActing to prevent the expansion of a physical substance.
- coexpansionJoint expansion.
- hyperexpansionexcessive expansion
- nonexpansionAbsence of expansion.
- alloexpansionThe expansion of alloreactivity after transplantation
- compansioncompanding
- expansionalRelating to expansion.
- expansionlessWithout expansion.
- microexpansionmicroscopic expansion