Expansion vs Exploration - What's the difference?
expansion | exploration |
The act or process of expanding.
The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change.
A new addition.
A product to be used with a previous product.
That which is expanded; expanse; extended surface.
* Beattie
(steam engines) The operation of steam in a cylinder after its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving piston.
The act of exploring
Notably penetrating]], or [[range, ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
A physical examination.
As nouns the difference between expansion and exploration
is that expansion is the act or process of expanding while exploration is the act of exploring.expansion
English
Noun
- The expansion of metals and plastics in response to heat is well understood.
- My new office is in the expansion behind the main building.
- This expansion requires the original game board.
- the starred expansion of the skies
Antonyms
* (act of expanding) contractionDerived terms
* expansionism * expansion joint * expansion team * expansion cleat * expansion packexploration
English
Noun
(wikipedia exploration) (en noun)- ''The exploration of 'unknown' areas often was the precursor to colonization.