expander
Makes things bigger
An expander is something that expands or causes expansion.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: a chest expander is an exercise device with resistance bands, a palate expander is an orthodontic appliance that widens the upper jaw, and in audio engineering, an expander increases the dynamic range of a signal.
In computing, expanders add ports or slots to existing hardware.
Implanted tube for blockages
- dilatorDevice that widens passages
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- angioplastyProcedure to widen vessels
vascular · tissue · palatal · orthodontic · sinus · nasal · esophageal · urethral
Hole-enlarging cutting tool
- mandrelAxle for machining
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- socketHollow receiving cavity
swage · flaring · stretcher · spreader · hydraulic · mechanical · bore · hole
Reduction of pressure
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- zipToothed sliding fastener
- codecData compression algorithm
- losslessRetaining all original information
lossy · encoding · archive · extraction · inflate · uncompress · data · file
Ribcage region or strongbox
- resistance bandElastic strip for workouts
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- latUpper back muscle, shortened
- backReverse side; support
pectoral · muscle · stretch · exercise · workout · gym · pulley · grip
Apparent earth-sky boundaries
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- understandingMental comprehension of something
insight · learning · experience · growth · exploration · curiosity · open-mindedness · worldview
Complete system or domain
- inflationSustained price level increase
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
- redshiftWavelength stretch from recession
galaxies · cosmic · space-time · Hubble · accelerating · cosmology · stretching · spacetime
stent
Implanted tube for blockages
- dilatorDevice that widens passages
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
angioplasty · vascular · tissue · palatal · orthodontic · sinus · nasal · esophageal · urethral · cervical
reamer
Hole-enlarging cutting tool
socket · swage · flaring · stretcher · spreader · hydraulic · mechanical · bore · hole · sheet metal
decompression
Reduction of pressure
lossless · lossy · encoding · archive · extraction · inflate · uncompress · data · file · restoration
chest
Ribcage region or strongbox
- resistance bandElastic strip for workouts
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- latUpper back muscle, shortened
back · pectoral · muscle · stretch · exercise · workout · gym · pulley · grip · contraction
horizons
Apparent earth-sky boundaries
- perspectivesAttitudes toward situations
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
understanding · insight · learning · experience · growth · exploration · curiosity · open-mindedness · worldview · scope
universe
Complete system or domain
- inflationSustained price level increase
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
redshift · galaxies · cosmic · space-time · Hubble · accelerating · cosmology · stretching · spacetime · metric
- audio productionDAW, mixing, mixing board, audio mixer, Foley
- Orthodonticsbraces, retainers, aligners, brackets, archwire
- audio effectsreverb, delay, flanger, chorus effect, phaser
- dental devicesbraces, retainer, dentures, mouthguard, dental crown
- gas processinggas plant, fractionation, processing plant, NGL, LPG
- turbomachineryturbine, steam turbine, gas turbine, wind turbine, water turbine
expandercompressor
Pressure-increasing mechanical device
contractor · reducer · shrinker · constrictor · compactor
- expanded formComplete unabbreviated notation
- expanding universeSpacetime stretching over time
- expanded universeAdditional official franchise content
- expanding foamSelf-swelling sealant material
- expanded editionVersion with added material
- expanding filePleated multi-pocket organizer
expand, expanded, expanding, expands, expandable, expandability, unexpanded, expanders