Expanse

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  • noun. A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Expansion.
  • noun. The distance or amount of expansion.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To expand; stretch out.
  • Expanded; spread out.
  • Separate; single: said especially of years in old planetary tables.
  • noun. Spatial or superficial extension; an uninterrupted stretch or area, especially one of considerable extent.
  • noun. Specifically In zoology, the extent or stretch of wing; the distance from tip to tip when the wings, as of an insect or a bird, are fully expanded. Also called alar expanse or extent.
  • noun. Enlargement; extension; expansion.
  • noun. Synonyms See extent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.
  • transitive verb. To expand.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  • noun. a wide scope
  • noun. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
  • Word Usage
    "It's like an awesome machine, so powerful yet limited in expanse -- a map revealing portals, requiring off-road after entry."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ambit  compass  orbit  range  reach  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chance  France  Lance  Nance  Romance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acre  blackness  depth  dome  fringe  
    Synonym
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    acreage  ampleness  amplitude  area  area