ABBREVIATIONS Antonyms

• the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

• a discussion that provides additional information

• adding information or detail

• addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

• (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current

• a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic

• the act of expanding an aperture

• the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

• a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

• a discussion that provides additional information

• adding information or detail

• a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail

• a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt

• act of expanding in scope; making more widely available

• the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

• an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students

• act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb

• a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename

• the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to

• the ability to raise the working leg high in the air

• amount or degree or range to which something extends

• an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

• an addition to the length of something

• an addition that extends a main building

• the act or process of producing something

• a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television

• an artifact that has been created by someone or some process

• (law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law

• the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)

• a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated

• (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale

• the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services