widen
v.
expand, extend; become wide, broaden
WiDEN
Wideband Integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network, or WiDEN, is a software upgrade developed by
Motorola for its
iDEN enhanced specialized mobile radio (or ESMR) wireless telephony protocol. WiDEN allows compatible subscriber units to communicate across four 25 kHz channels combined, for up to 100 kbit/s of bandwidth. The protocol is generally considered a
2.5G wireless cellular technology.
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Widen
widen
Verb
1. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
(antonym) narrow, contract
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) flare out, flare
(derivation) widening, broadening
2. make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
(synonym) let out
(hypernym) change, alter, vary
3. make wider; "widen the road"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) white-out
(derivation) widening, broadening
4. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"
(synonym) broaden, extend
(hypernym) increase
(hyponym) broaden
(verb-group) extend, expand
Widen
(v. t.)
To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.
(v. i.)
To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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