(a.) Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "expansive" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/expansive/definitions/2006016> |