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class='letter' aria-hidden='true'>b something that results from an act of expanding //The book is an expansion of a lecture series.
  • the result of carrying out an indicated mathematical operation the expression of a function in the form of a series
    • Other Words
    • ex​pan​sion​al ik-ˈspan(t)-sh(ə-)nəl adjective
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    accretion accrual addendum addition augmentation boost gain increase increment more plus proliferation raise rise step-up supplement uptick
    Antonyms
    abatement decline decrease decrement depletion diminishment diminution drop-off fall falloff lessening loss lowering reduction shrinkage step-down
    Examples
    • //The league is undergoing expansion.
    • //the expansion of a lecture series into a book
    • //This book is an expansion of a lecture series.
    First Known Use
    1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    expansion
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    dis​pos​al
    noun
    dis·​pos·​al
    di-ˈspō-zəl

    Definition

    • the power or authority to make use of as one chooses the power or authority to dispose of something //The car was at my disposal.
    • the act or process of disposing: such as
      orderly placement or distribution //the disposal of troops along the ridge
      class='letter' aria-hidden='true'>b something that results from an act of expanding //The book is an expansion of a lecture series.
    • the result of carrying out an indicated mathematical operation the expression of a function in the form of a series
    Other Words
    • ex​pan​sion​al ik-ˈspan(t)-sh(ə-)nəl adjective
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    accretion accrual addendum addition augmentation boost gain increase increment more plus proliferation raise rise step-up supplement uptick
    Antonyms
    abatement decline decrease decrement depletion diminishment diminution drop-off fall falloff lessening loss lowering reduction shrinkage step-down
    Examples
    • //The league is undergoing expansion.
    • //the expansion of a lecture series into a book
    • //This book is an expansion of a lecture series.
    First Known Use
    1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    expansion
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    dis​pos​al
    noun
    dis·​pos·​al
    di-ˈspō-zəl

    Definition

    • the power or authority to make use of as one chooses the power or authority to dispose of something //The car was at my disposal.
    • the act or process of disposing: such as
      orderly placement or distribution //the disposal of troops along the ridge
      class='letter' aria-hidden='true'>b something that results from an act of expanding //The book is an expansion of a lecture series.
    • the result of carrying out an indicated mathematical operation the expression of a function in the form of a series
    Other Words
    • ex​pan​sion​al ik-ˈspan(t)-sh(ə-)nəl adjective
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    accretion accrual addendum addition augmentation boost gain increase increment more plus proliferation raise rise step-up supplement uptick
    Antonyms
    abatement decline decrease decrement depletion diminishment diminution drop-off fall falloff lessening loss lowering reduction shrinkage step-down
    Examples
    • //The league is undergoing expansion.
    • //the expansion of a lecture series into a book
    • //This book is an expansion of a lecture series.
    First Known Use
    1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    expansion
    noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    dis​pos​al
    noun
    dis·​pos·​al
    di-ˈspō-zəl

    Definition

    • the power or authority to make use of as one chooses the power or authority to dispose of something //The car was at my disposal.
    • the act or process of disposing: such as
      orderly placement or distribution //the disposal of troops along the ridge