expanded
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspandɪd/
adjective
- being or having been enlarged or extended, in particular:
- denoting materials which have a light cellular structure: expanded polystyrene
- denoting sheet metal slit and stretched into a mesh, used to reinforce concrete and other brittle materials: the curved soffit is finished with a strip of expanded metal mesh
- relatively broad in shape: the expanded fins of the ray