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| boom1 |
a period of rapid development or expansion in a particular sphere. [1/7 definitions] |
| containment |
a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation. [1/3 definitions] |
| diastole |
in physiology, the normal rhythmic expansion of the heart chambers, during which the chambers fill with blood. (Cf. systole.) |
| enlargement |
the act or result of making larger; expansion. [1/2 definitions] |
| expanse |
degree or amount of expansion. [1/2 definitions] |
| expansive |
causing or creating expansion. [1/4 definitions] |
| explode |
to release energy forcefully with noise, heat, and the violent expansion of gases, because of rapid chemical change or sudden violent impact. [1/7 definitions] |
| flow |
a smooth, steady outpouring or expansion, such as a tide or steady bleeding. [1/8 definitions] |
| Gemara |
the second part of the Talmud that contains an expansion of and comments on the Mishnah. |
| Gilded Age |
in U.S. history, the post-Civil War era, characterized by rapid industrialization, economic expansion, and widespread corruption in business and government. |
| heartbeat |
a single expansion and contraction of a heart. |
| inflationist |
one who advocates inflation through the expansion of the money supply. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lebensraum |
space for living (German); additional land or territory desired by a nation for its political and economic expansion. |
| Manifest Destiny |
the nineteenth century belief that justified American imperialistic expansion by asserting that it was the destiny and duty of the United States to expand its territory throughout North America. |
| overexpansion |
combined form of expansion. |
| population explosion |
a great expansion in a biological population, esp. of humans in the twentieth century, resulting from a continued high birth rate combined with a decrease in child mortality and an increase in longevity. |
| realpolitik |
(sometimes cap.) politics or national policy governed by principles of power, expansion, and expediency rather than by ideals or ethics. |
| systaltic |
characterized by an alternating expansion and contraction, as the muscular activity of the heart; pulsating. |
| thunder |
the loud explosive noise or low distant rumble produced by the rapid expansion of gases along the path of a lightning discharge. [1/7 definitions] |
| vermiculite |
a highly water-absorbent mineral produced by the heating and expansion of grains of mica, used as a heat insulation and a potting medium for plants. |
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