expander
noun
ex·pand·er
ik-ˈspan-dər 
: one that expands
specifically
: any of several colloidal substances (such as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume
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Unzipping the expander adds two inches of extra depth and a lot more packing space.
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Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
The year is somewhere around 1175 and new worlds and markets still haven’t opened because Marco Polo hasn’t shown up yet, let alone Christopher Columbus, and Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, the great expander of the world’s knowledge, is still nearly 300 years away.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The bottom portion of the board contains the Arduino, the I2C expander, the OCXO, divider chain and voltage regulators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
This sizable suitcase can easily hold a week's worth of clothes, plus multiple pairs of shoes and outerwear options — and that's before using the expander, which adds another 2 inches of space.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
The carry-on is quite roomy as well, easily fitting a week’s worth of clothes without even using the expander thanks to the compression straps.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
There’s already ample space to fit a week’s worth of clothing in the zippered compartment — the expander is primarily excellent for freeing up some extra space for souvenirs.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
They’ve been used to construct special kinds of networks called expander graphs, which show up in computer science, communications theory and other applications.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
Max out every inch of a cramped closet by investing in a closet expander.
—Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
The year is somewhere around 1175 and new worlds and markets still haven’t opened because Marco Polo hasn’t shown up yet, let alone Christopher Columbus, and Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press, the great expander of the world’s knowledge, is still nearly 300 years away.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
The bottom portion of the board contains the Arduino, the I2C expander, the OCXO, divider chain and voltage regulators.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
This sizable suitcase can easily hold a week's worth of clothes, plus multiple pairs of shoes and outerwear options — and that's before using the expander, which adds another 2 inches of space.
—Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
The carry-on is quite roomy as well, easily fitting a week’s worth of clothes without even using the expander thanks to the compression straps.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
There’s already ample space to fit a week’s worth of clothing in the zippered compartment — the expander is primarily excellent for freeing up some extra space for souvenirs.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2023
They’ve been used to construct special kinds of networks called expander graphs, which show up in computer science, communications theory and other applications.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
Max out every inch of a cramped closet by investing in a closet expander.
—Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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expander
noun
ex·pand·er
ik-ˈspan-dər
: any of several colloidal substances (as dextran) of high molecular weight used as a blood or plasma substitute for increasing the blood volume
called also extender
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