English noun: expansivity | |||
1. | expansivity (quantity) the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure | ||
Synonyms | coefficient of expansion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coefficient | ||
2. | expansivity (attribute) a quality characterized by magnificence of scale or the tendency to expand | ||
Samples | The expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed. | ||
Synonyms | expansiveness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | grandness, impressiveness, magnificence, richness | ||
3. | expansivity (attribute) a friendly open trait of a talkative person | ||
Synonyms | effusiveness, expansiveness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communicativeness | ||