expansión

Definitions of expansión
  1. noun
    the act of making less strict
    synonyms: apertura, liberalización
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    type of:
    aligeramiento, alivio
    the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
  2. noun
    the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
    synonyms: ampliación
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    dilatación
    the act of expanding an aperture
    distensión
    the act of expanding by pressure from within
    hinchamiento
    the act of filling something with air
    ampliación, aumento
    the act of expanding something in apparent size
    extensión
    act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
    difusión, propagación
    act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
    estiramiento, estirón
    extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
    type of:
    aumento, crecimiento, incremento
    the act of increasing something
  3. noun
    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    synonyms: difusión, diseminación, extensión, generalización, propagación
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    dispersión
    spreading widely or driving off
    diáspora
    the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
    type of:
    desplazamiento
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
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