Expansion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or process of expanding. The fractional change in unit length per unit length per unit temperature change. A new addition. A product to be used with a previous product.
Example sentence: Both the Winter and the Summer Solstices are expressions of love. They show us the opposition of light and dark, expansion and contraction, that characterize our experiences in the Earth school so that we can recognize our options as we move through our lives.
Enlargement
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of making something larger.To have been made more obvious, more serious; to have been exacerbated.An image, particularly a photograph, that has been enlarged.
Example sentence: President Kennedy's election was such an enlargement. It expanded religious freedom to include the highest office in the land. President Kennedy's administration was such an enlargement. It advanced the day when the bars of intolerance against all minority groups will be lifted, not only for the presidency, but for all aspects of our national life.