English → Latin
“expansion” in Latin
extēnsiōextension, stretching; swelling, tumourdistentiōspasm; distortion, distensionambitusa going around, walking around; circuit; orbit, revolution, cycle
The English word expansion itself goes back to Latin pandō, through expānsiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
expansion
extensio or extentio (Vitr., 9, 1, 13): distentio (distention; Cels.): ambitus (the space filled by the expanded thing: ☞ dilatatio very late laminae, Tert.). Vid: EXTENTION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for expansion?
- The usual Latin words for “expansion” are extēnsiō, distentiō, ambitus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.