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nonexpansion

nonexpansion

7.2
A policy of not growing in size or number
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒnɪkˈspænʃən/
translation icon : no expansión
  • Many strategies for success focus on nonexpansion rather than aggressive growth.
  • nonexpansion group

Examples

  • There were no widened scars in the intraoperative expansion group versus eight (42.1%) in the nonexpansion group; this finding suggests that intraoperative tissue expansion can play a role in determining the quality of the final scar.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The nonexpansion of the local economy has led to fewer job opportunities for residents.

  • The most common wound concern in the nonexpansion group was a healed but widened scar (42.1%), whereas none of the patients who experienced intraoperative tissue expansion were noted to have widened scars.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Government nonexpansion policies can help preserve resources in times of economic uncertainty.

Synonyms

non-proliferation
vsnonexpansion
  • Specialized
6.6

Stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and related technology

is the broader state or policy of not increasing in size or number

Antonyms

growth
∞ 1.6

An increase in size, number, or importance of something

expansion
241 3.3

An increase in size, amount, or range

How Expanded

to boom
97 3.4
expansion
241 3.3
growth
∞ 1.6
stagnation
19 6.8
nonexpansion
7.2
contraction
34 4.4

Surface Forms

nonexpansion singular
nonexpansions plural

Morphology

nonexpansion = expansion (transparent) = non + expansion

Productive negation 'non-' added to the noun 'expansion' yields the straightforward meaning 'not expansion'.

Etymology

Nonexpansion is made from non- meaning 'not' and expansion (from expand) meaning 'to spread out or get bigger'. So nonexpansion is a choice or policy of 'not growing' or 'not increasing', for example keeping a company or program the same size.