English-Spanish translations for expansion

• expansión
  La Unión Europea debería vigilar la expansión de China en África. The European Union should keep tabs on China's expansion in Africa.
  El turismo en Europa y en el mundo entero está viviendo incluso una fase de expansión continua. In fact, it is even enjoying a phase of permanent expansion at European and global level.
  Debemos hacer todo lo posible para detener la expansión e impedir que nuestra historia trágica se repita. We must do all we can to stop expansion and prevent our tragic history from repeating itself.
• dilatación

Definition of expansion

• The act or process of expanding
• The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change
• A product to be used with a previous product
• That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface
• The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston

Examples

• The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood
• My new office is in the expansion behind the main building
• This expansion requires the original game board

Related words

• expansions
• expansionist
• expansionism
• expansionistic
• macroexpansion
• expansion valve
• expansion cooling
• expansion turbine
• expansion card