Expand

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Expand

Expand : விரி, விரிவாக்கு

Expand : விரி,விரி,விரிவாக்கு,விரிவாக்க,விரிவாக்கு

Expand : விரி,விரி,விரிவாக்கு,விரிவாக்க,விரிவாக்கு

Expand definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.
  2. 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 contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.
  3. To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to expand an equatioNoun. See Expansion, 5.

Intransitive verb. To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy.