( a. )
Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
( a. )
Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012