| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Expansion dome | Mining | Imaginary dome of rock above underground working, matched by a similar inverted dome below the stope. The dome lies inside the zone of stress due to an unsupported ground, but it is partially destressed owing to expansion and peripheral transfer of load. (references) | |
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