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extent vs expanse

expanse vs extent

extent and expanse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
extent Yes No No No
expanse Yes No No No
As nouns, expanse is a hyponym of extent; that is, expanse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than extent:
  • extent: the distance or area or volume over which something extends
  • expanse: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
Other hyponyms of extent include coverage, frontage, bound, boundary, limit, ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope, area, surface area, length, deepness, depth.
extent (noun) expanse (noun)
the distance or area or volume over which something extends the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
the point or degree to which something extends a wide scope
a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
Difference between extent and expanse

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