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Arts, entertainment and media

* '' L'Expansion'', a French monthly business magazine * ''Expansion'' (album), by American jazz pianist Dave Burrell, released in 2004 * ''Expansions'' (McCoy Tyner album), 1970 * ''Expansions'' (Lonnie Liston Smith album), 1975 * ''Expansión'' (Mexico), a Mexican news portal linked to CNN *
Expansion (sculpture) ''Expansion'' is a contemporary art mixed media sculpture (bronze and electricity) by Paige Bradley, first exhibited in 2004. It is a depiction of a nude woman in a meditative state with light emanating from cracks in the body. History Bradley ...
(2004) Bronze sculpture illuminated from within * ''Expansión'' (Spanish newspaper), a Spanish economic daily newspaper published in Spain *
Expansion pack An expansion pack, expansion set, supplement, or simply expansion is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game, video game or collectible card game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, characters, or ...
in gaming, extra content for games, often simply "expansion"


Science, technology, and mathematics

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Expansion (geometry) In geometry, expansion is a polytope operation where facets are separated and moved radially apart, and new facets are formed at separated elements ( vertices, edges, etc.). Equivalently this operation can be imagined by keeping facets in the ...
, stretching of geometric objects with flat sides * Expansion (model theory), in mathematical logic, a mutual converse of a reduct *
Expansion card In computing, an expansion card (also called an expansion board, adapter card, peripheral card or accessory card) is a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an electrical connector, or expansion slot (also referred to as a bus sl ...
, in computing, a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an expansion slot * Expansion chamber, on a two-stroke engine, a tuned exhaust system that enhances power output *
Expansion joint An expansion joint, or movement joint, is an assembly designed to hold parts together while safely absorbing temperature-induced expansion and contraction of building materials, and vibration, or to allow movement due to ground settlement or seis ...
, an assembly that absorbs heat-induced expansion and contraction of construction materials * Joule–Thomson effect or Joule–Thomson expansion, the decrease in temperature of a gas when it expands *
Thermal expansion Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change its shape, area, volume, and density in response to a change in temperature, usually not including phase transitions. Temperature is a monotonic function of the average molecular kinetic ...
, the tendency of matter to change in shape, area, and volume in response to a change in temperature * Expansion of the universe, the increase of the distance between two distant parts of the universe with time


Economics

* Expansion (economics), an increase in the market value of an economy over time


Sport

* Expansion team, a new team in a sports league


Other uses

* MV ''Expansion'', a former name of American cargo liner


See also

* * * Expansion chamber (disambiguation) * Elasticity (disambiguation) * Expansionism, a policy of enlarging territory or economic influence *
Stretching Stretching is a form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling ...
{{disambiguation es:Expansión