Word: expansion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
pan
sion
Definition: The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
Morphemes:
Affix: expand
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
Meaning: out, outwards
Affix: pandō
Language: la
Decoded: pando
Meaning: to spread
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.