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ex·pan·si·ble
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adjective
capable of being
expanded
:
Most metals are expansible.
Origin:
1685–95;
<
Latin
expāns
(
us
) (
see
expanse
) +
-ible
Related forms
ex·pan·si·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·ex·pan·si·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·ex·pan·si·ble,
adjective
sem·i·ex·pan·si·ble,
adjective
un·ex·pan·si·ble,
adjective
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expansible
(ɪkˈspænsəb
ə
l)
—
adj
able to expand or be expanded
expansi'bility
—
n
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