Part 4052

<hw>Ex*ot"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Foreign; not native; exotic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ex*ot"ic*al*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Exoticism</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*ot"i*cism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word or idiom; an exotic.</def>

<h1>Expand</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pand"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Expanded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Expanding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>expandere</ets>, <ets>expansum</ets>; <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>pandere</ets> to spread out, to throw open; perh. akin to E. <ets>patent</ets>. Cf. <er>Spawn</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; <as>as, a flower <ex>expands</ex> its leaves</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Then with <b>expanded</b> wings he steers his flight. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>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 <ant>contract</ant>; <as>as, to <ex>expand</ex> the chest; heat <ex>expands</ex> all bodies; to <ex>expand</ex> the sphere of benevolence.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To state in enlarged form; to develop; <as>as, to <ex>expand</ex> an equation</as>. See <er>Expansion</er>, 5.</def>

<h1>Expand</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pand"</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; <as>as, flowers <ex>expand</ex> in the spring; metals <ex>expand</ex> by heat; the heart <ex>expands</ex> with joy.</as></def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Expander</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pand"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Anything which causes expansion esp. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.</def>

<h1>Expanding</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pand"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading; enlarging.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Expanding bit</col>, <col>Expanding drill</col></mcol> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a bit or drill made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can be expanded in diameter while boring.</cd> -- <col>Expanding pulley</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a pulley so made, as in sections, that its diameter can be increased or diminished.</cd></cs>

<h1>Expanse</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*panse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From L. <ets>expansus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>expandere</ets>. See <er>Expand</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.</def> "The green <i>expanse</i>."

<i>Savage</i>.

<blockquote>Lights . . . high in the <b>expanse</b> of heaven. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The smooth <b>expanse</b> of crystal lakes. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expanse</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*panse"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To expand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>That lies <b>expansed</b> unto the eyes of all. <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Expansibility</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pan`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The capacity of being expanded; <as>as, the <ex>expansibility</ex> of air</as>.</def>

<h1>Expabsible</h1> <Xpage=523>

<hw>Ex*pab"si*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>expansible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.</def>