expander

Meaning

1. One who or that which expands.
2. A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
3. A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
4. A kind of sparse graph with strong connectivity properties.

Synonyms

extender

bulking agent

dilator

intensifier

quencher

expansion agent

swelling agent

expanding agent

expansion admixture

expansion engine

expansion machine

expander circuit

amplifier

sweller

Translations

expanseur

Erweiterung

Expander

المتوسّع

genleştirici

ممدّد؛ موسّع

expansor

Etymology

From expand + -er.