| expanse | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. expanse, sweep | a wide scope.; "the sweep of the plains" |
| ~ ambit, range, scope, compass, reach, orbit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:.; "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. area, expanse, surface area | the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary.; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ acreage, land area | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming).; "he wanted some acreage to build on" |
| ~ footprint | the area taken up by some object.; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches" |
| ~ erasure | a surface area where something has been erased.; "another word had been written over the erasure" |
| ~ blank space, space, place | a blank area.; "write your name in the space provided" |
| ~ space | one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff.; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E" |
| ~ balk, baulk | the area on a billiard table behind the balkline.; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" |
| ~ plane section, section | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. |
| n. (object) | 3. expanse | a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky. |
| ~ sheet | any broad thin expanse or surface.; "a sheet of ice" |
| ~ stretch | a large and unbroken expanse or distance.; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water" |
| ~ space | an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things).; "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" |
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