expansé
French, adjective\ɛk.spɑ̃.se\
expansé is a French adjective meaning “expanded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a subi une expansion, en parlant des plastiques”.
What does expansé mean in English?
adjective
- 1
expanded
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a subi une expansion, en parlant des plastiques. 2. Qui est formé d'une multitude de petits éléments accolés et séparés par de minces cloisons, utilisé pour ses propriétés caloriques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of expansé
- expansés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce expansé?
- \ɛk.spɑ̃.se\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is expansé in French?
expansé appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).