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Webster 1913 Edition


Expanse

Ex-panse′

,
Noun.
[From L.
expansus
, p. p. of
expandere
. See
Expand
.]
That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.
“The green expanse.”
Savage.
Lights . . . high in the
expanse
of heaven.
Milton.
The smooth
expanse
of crystal lakes.
Pope.

Ex-panse′

,
Verb.
T.
To expand.
[Obs.]
That lies
expansed
unto the eyes of all.
Sir. T. Browne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Expanse

EXPANSE

,
Noun.
expans'. [L. expansum.] A spreading; extend; a wide extent of space or body; as the expanse of heave.
The smooth expanse of crystal lakes.

Definition 2024


expansé

expansé

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French

Adjective

expansé m, f (plural expansés)

  1. expanded

Derived terms

  • polystyrène expansé