ἐξάπλ-ωσις,εως,ἡ,
A. unfolding,
δακτύλων
S.E. M. 2.7
; τῶν ὑμένων εἰς πλάτος
Aret. SA 1.8
; opp.πίλησις,
Ph. 1.385 (pl.).
2. opening out,of roots, Archig. ap. Orib. 8.2.12 .
II. explanation,
Erot. Prooem.
III. expansionorparaphraseof an expression, S.E. M. 7.51 .
b. Math.,expansion,
εἰς μονάδας
Nicom. Ar. 2.10
.