"expander" meaning in All languages combined

See expander on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-expander.wav [UK] Forms: expanders [plural]
Etymology: expand + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|expand|-er|id2=agent noun}} expand + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} expander (plural expanders)
  1. One who or that which expands.
    Sense id: en-expander-en-noun-YXMd0Ye4
  2. (dentistry) A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander. Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-expander-en-noun-crA5UVqe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 40 21 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 47 21 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 16 56 15 13 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  3. (graphical user interface) A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface
  4. (graph theory) A kind of sparse graph with strong connectivity properties. Categories (topical): Graph theory
    Sense id: en-expander-en-noun-nJ2-9MWC Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chest expander, palatal expander, palate expander, plasma expander, volume expander

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