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1) "Expandable" -- As to expandable batons ex·pand
Pronunciation: ik-'spand
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English expaunden, from Latin expandere, from ex- + pandere to spread -- more at FATHOM
transitive verb
1 : to open up : UNFOLD
2 : to increase the extent, number, volume, or scope of : ENLARGE
3 a : to express at length or in greater detail b : to write out in full <expand all abbreviations> c : to subject to mathematical expansion <expand a function in a power series>
intransitive verb
1 : to open out : SPREAD
2 : to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope
3 : to speak or write fully or in detail <expanded on the theme>
4 : to feel generous or optimistic
- ex·pand·abil·i·ty /-"span-d&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- ex·pand·able /-'span-d&-b&l/ adjective
synonyms EXPAND, AMPLIFY, SWELL, DISTEND, INFLATE, DILATE mean to increase in size or volume. EXPAND may apply whether the increase comes from within or without and regardless of manner (as growth, unfolding, addition of parts) <a business that expands every year>. AMPLIFY implies the extension or enlargement of something inadequate <amplify the statement with details>. SWELL implies gradual expansion beyond a thing's original or normal limits <the bureaucracy swelled to unmanageable proportions> . DISTEND implies outward extension caused by pressure from within <a distended abdomen>. INFLATE implies expanding by introduction of air or something insubstantial and sugges
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2) "Batons" -- As to expandable batons ba·ton
Pronunciation: b&-'tän, ba- also 'ba-t&n
Function: noun
Etymology: French bâton, from Old French baston, ultimately from Late Latin bastum stick
1 : CUDGEL, TRUNCHEON; specifically : BILLY CLUB
2 : a staff borne as a symbol of office
3 : a narrow heraldic bend
4 : a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra
5 : a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner
6 : a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette Pronunciation Symbols
Baton (via French bâton = "stick" from Late Latin bastum = "stout staff", probably of Gaulish origin) refers to several types of cylindrical or tapered instruments composed of a wide variety of materials (finished, not wood in the natural state), with differing functions - Baton (conducting) used for directing an orchestra, choir or mixed performers
- Baton (symbol), a symbolic attribute of military or other office
- Baton (twirling) - a light metal rod used for keeping time, twirling, and juggling in marching band and parade performances
- Club (weapon) (also called a baton, billy club, nightstick, or riot stick), a type of striking/parrying weapon typically used by police, military or security personnel
- Batons are carried by runners in a Relay race
- A baton is used in heraldry as a mark of cadency.
- The center stick of a set of Devil sticks, manipulated by jugglers
- In Stage lighting, "baton" refers to movable horizontal pipes hung in a theatre from which lights or scenery are hung
- A dildo is sometimes called a baton
Other users of the word Baton include: - BATON is the name of a classified encryption algorithm.
- Baton Broadcasting, a Canadian broadcaster, now part of CTVglobemedia
- Baton Broadcast System, a defunct television system owned by Baton Broadcasting
- Baton Rouge, the capital city of Louisiana, USA
- Baton Records, a record label
Baton may also refer to one of several people: - Baton (name) (Bato) was an Illyrian given name for males
- Baton (Dardanian king) was the name of a Dardanian king in the 4th century BC
- Baton of Pannonia from Pannonia was one of three leaders of the Illyrian uprising against the Romans in Pannonia and Dalmatia in 6 AD
- Baton of Dalmatia from Dalmatia was one of three leaders of the Illyrian uprising against the Romans in Dalmatia and Pannonia in 6 AD.
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