Expansion

1. In communications, the process of increasing the bandwidth of a signal, restoring it to normal bandwidth after it has been compressed. 2. In communications, a process in which ...

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Telecommunications; General telecom

The restoration of the dynamic range of a compressed signal to its original dynamic range.

expansion

Transportation; Railway

A given amount of steam will naturally attempt to expand into a space. If that space is a cylinder occupied by a piston, the steam will push the piston until it can expand no ...

expansion

Earth science; Mapping science

The conversion of a function into a finite or infinite series.

Stanley Cup

Sports; Ice hockey

As the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in North America, the silver Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs champion after ...

American Hockey League (AHL)

Sports; Ice hockey

The AHL is a hockey league that's based in the United States and Canada. There are 26 AHL teams in the United States and 4 in Canada. Each team has an affiliation to a specific ...

Providence

Sports; Ice hockey

A professional hockey team based in Providence, Rhode Island. The Providence Bruins are in the Atlantic Division of the AHL (American Hockey League). The AHL is generally ...

Gwinnett Gladiators

Sports; Ice hockey

A professional minor league ice hockey team in Duluth, Georgia. The Gladiators play in the South Division of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) Eastern Conference. The franchise ...

Elmira Jackals

Sports; Ice hockey

A professional hockey team based in Elmira, NY, United States. The Elmira Jackals are in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League). The ECHL is generally ...

Reading Royals

Sports; Ice hockey

A professional hockey team based in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. The Reading Royals are in the Atlantic Division of the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League). The ECHL is ...

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tornado

1. A violently rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, either pendant from a cumuliform cloud or underneath a cumuliform cloud, and often ...