adjective
Etymology: from past participle of expand
1.
a. : spread out : outstretched, unfolded
then with expanded wings he steers his flight aloft — John Milton
b. heraldry : open , displayed
c. of a letter or typeface : having a somewhat wider face than that of a typeface not so characterized — compare condensed , extended
2.
a. : increased in volume or scope : enlarged
expanded public-relations programs
b. : periphrastic — used of the progressive-tense forms in -ing (as am writing, was writing, is being written )
• ex·pand·ed·ness noun -es