expander

[ik-span-der]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that expands.
Electronics.��Also expandor. a transducer that produces an output with a range of voltages greater than that of the input signal.

expander

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noun

a device for exercising and developing the muscles of the body
a chest expander
an electronic device for increasing the variations in signal amplitude in a transmission system according to a specified law Compare compressor compander

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Word History and Origins

Origin of expander¹

First recorded in 1860–65; expand + -er ¹

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Now it is five days post-mastectomy and insertion of the tissue expander that presses hard against my chest wall.

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Tissue expander followed by an implant?

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Virelles is a subtler expander.

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She had life-saving surgery to remove a tumour from her breast last summer and has since lived with a tissue expander, a temporary fix until an operation to change it to a permanent implant.

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There’s even a bunch of apps and trials preinstalled, including Photoshop 3, Premiere 4, Illustrator 5.5, StuffIt Expander, and Apple’s Web Page Construction Kit.

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expanded plastic expanding universe

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