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ボウチョウ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. expansion; swelling; increase; growth
Alt. forms
膨ぼう張ちょう
95%
膨ぼう脹ちょう
4%
ボウチョウ
Pitch accent
ボ
ウチョウ
Conjugations...
Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
rate of expansion
thermal expansion
coefficient of expansion
inflatable (in the sense of "needs to be inflated for normal use")
dilation (of a sound wave in acoustics)
leavening agent (such as sourdough, yeast, baking powder)
expanding universe
currency expansion; inflation of currency
linear expansion
expansion of credit; inflation of credit
free expansion
Examples (4 in total)
Our universe is expanding.
Water expands with heat.
The world population is expanding at the rate of nearly 90 million people a year.
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