English dictionary
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English noun: expanse | |||
| 1. | expanse (attribute) a wide scope | ||
| Samples | The sweep of the plains. | ||
| Synonyms | sweep | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope | ||
| 2. | expanse (attribute) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary | ||
| Samples | The area of a rectangle. It was about 500 square feet in area. | ||
| Synonyms | area, surface area | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acreage, balk, baulk, blank space, erasure, footprint, land area, place, plane section, section, space, space | ||
| 3. | expanse (object) a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sheet, stretch | ||
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