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膨ぼう張ちょう
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. expansion; swelling; increase; growth
Other spellings
膨ぼう脹ちょう
Kanji used
膨bulge張lengthen
Kanji in other spellings
脹dilate
Pitch accent
ぼうちょう
Used in vocabulary
熱ねつ膨ぼう張ちょう係けい数すう
thermal expansion coefficient
Noun
膨ぼう張ちょう度ど
dilation (of a sound wave in acoustics)
Noun
膨ぼう張ちょう率りつ
rate of expansion
Noun
膨ぼう張ちょう剤ざい
leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)
Noun
自じ動どう膨ぼう張ちょう式しき
self-inflating
Noun
膨ぼう張ちょう式しき
inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
Noun
可か膨ぼう張ちょう式しき
inflatable (in the sense of "can be inflated")
Noun
膨ぼう張ちょう宇う宙ちゅう
expanding universe
Noun
通つう貨か膨ぼう張ちょう
currency expansion; inflation of currency
Noun
膨ぼう張ちょう係けい数すう
coefficient of expansion
Noun
熱ねつ膨ぼう張ちょう
thermal expansion
Noun
線せん膨ぼう張ちょう係けい数すう
coefficient of linear expansion
Noun
Examples6
Many astronomers assume that the universe expands infinitely.
Water expands with heat.
Heat expands most things.
Will the universe expand indefinitely?
The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.
Many astronomers assume that the universe continues to expand forever.