an increase in the production of goods and services over time, and in the volume of business transactions, generally associated with an increase in employment and an increase in the money supply. Opposite of contraction.
The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
expansion: the process of increasing consciousness (in a Spiritual context). An attribute of Ray 2. - One of the 72+ divine attributes of God.
To increase the dynamic range of a program signal by a given ratio. Commonly used in recording to help boost the level of soft passages of music to bring them over the noise level.
An increase in size, for example: when a metal rod is heated, it increases in length and perhaps also in diameter. Expansion is the opposite of contraction. Also see piston expansion.
increases an audio piece's dynamic range.
A time of growth in the business cycle, marked by increases in GDP, income, employment, investment and consumption. (See also Business cycle.) View LEI Lesson(s) that address this term
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
an increase in the tube size
increase in the number of cells
Refers to the increase in the number of triplet repeat sequences in the various disorders due to dynamic or unstable mutations.
Envelope folded to allow for increase in size.
Increase in unit length per-degree of rise in temperature.
here thermal expansion; increase in volume by elevating the temperature of a material, depends on the kind of substance, and the starting and end temperature
The opposite of reduction. Expansion is generally limited to 35% of the of the outer diameter (O.D.) of the tube. Anything beyond this may cause potential wall thinning or cracking. Does not apply in all cases. Multiple punches need to be used for increased results, and the expansion should be equally divided in between the 2 punch es.
An increase in waterway area.
Puffing, increase of the extruded product volume as the product exits the die due to the vaporization and which is influenced by the die design and by the viscosity of the mass.
An expansion is a business cycle phase in which real GDP increases. An expansion follows a trough and precedes a peak. An expansion is the opposite of a recession. An expansion may also be known as a recovery in the cycle.
Any increase in the capacity of a plant, facility, or unit, usually by added investment. The scope of this increase extends from the elimination of problem areas to the complete replacement of an existing facility with a larger one.
An increase in size when something gets hotter.
A mutation involving the increase from one generation to the next (parent to child) in the number of copies of a certain codon. In Huntington's disease expansions, the codon is CAG.
n. A way of increasing a computer's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system. Expansion is usually achieved by plugging printed circuit boards (expansion boards) into openings (expansion slots) inside the computer. See also expansion board, expansion slot, open architecture (definition 2), PC Card, PCMCIA slot.