What does expanse mean?
Definitions for expanse
ɪkˈspænsex·panse
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Princeton's WordNet
sweep, expansenoun
a wide scope
"the sweep of the plains"
area, expanse, surface areanoun
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
"the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
expansenoun
a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
Wiktionary
expansenoun
A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
expansenoun
An amount of spread or stretch.
Etymology: From expandere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Expansenoun
A body widely extended without inequalities.
Etymology: expansum, Latin.
A murmuring sound
Of waters issu’d from a cave, and spread
Into a liquid plain; then stood unmov’d,
Pure as th’ expanse of heav’n. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.Bright as th’ ethereal glows the green expanse. Richard Savage.
On the smooth expanse of crystal lakes,
The sinking stone at first a circle makes;
The trembling surface, by the motion stirr’d,
Spreads in a second circle, then a third;
Wide, and more wide, the floating rings advance,
Fill all the watry plain, and to the margin dance. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
expanse
Expanse refers to a wide, open area or surface that seemingly stretches out indefinitely. It can also involve an extensive amount of something, such as time or a certain activity. Furthermore, it can refer to breadth, width, extent, and comprehensive scope of an intellectual or other concept.
Webster Dictionary
Expansenoun
that which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky
Expanseverb
to expand
Etymology: [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See Expand.]
Entomology
Expanse
the distance between the apices or other widest point of the wings when fully spread.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of expanse in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of expanse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of expanse in a Sentence
This is the broadest expanse of area in the United States that weve projected with an elevated risk that I can remember, is this the perfect storm? I dont know.
It's lovely, mostly all you see is waves and rocks, so it has been been really lovely to see a big expanse of sand.
A classic emerald cut like this one allows for a wide expanse of pure material to be viewed without the distraction of a more complex facet arrangement, it's almost like looking at the glimmer of a reflecting pool.
Psychology can be described as the intrepid exploration of the abyss within the human psyche, where the shadows of consciousness intermingle with the radiant glow of self-awareness. In this vast inner expanse, the seeker delves into the chasms of unconscious motivations and the labyrinthine corridors of memory, charting a course through the intricacies of emotion and cognition.
At the bottom no one in life can help anyone else in life; this one experiences over and over in every conflict and every perplexity: that one is alone. That isn't as bad as it may first appear; and again it is the best thing in life that each should have everything in himself; his fate, his future, his whole expanse and world.
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