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[ noun ] the act of making something wider

Synonyms

widening

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

**f is paramagnetic , and electron paramagnetic dipole as_well_as nuclear dipole effects lead to line broadening .

One sample , which had been exposed to the atmosphere after evacuation at 375 ` C , showed the presence of adsorbed water ( about 0.3 wt % ) as evidenced by a weak resonance line which was very narrow at room_temperature and which disappeared , due_to broadening , at low_temperature .

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[ noun ] the action of making broader

Examples

"the broadening of travel"

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

The growing contacts between Aegean and Orient are also a phase which should be linked primarily to the remarkable broadening of Hellenic culture after 750 .

Related terms

development

3
[ noun ] an increase in width

Synonyms

widening

Related terms

narrowing increase widen

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