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expansible

[ik-span-suh-buhl]

ex·pan·si·ble

[ik-span-suh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being expanded: Most metals are expansible.

Origin:
1685–95; < Latin expāns(us) (see expanse) + -ible

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 is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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expansible (ɪkˈspænsəbəl)
 
adj
able to expand or be expanded
 
expansi'bility
 
n

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