expansible

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

Origin of expansible

1
1685–95; <Latin expāns(us) (see expanse) + -ible

Other words from expansible

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for expansible

expansible

/ (ɪkˈspænsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to expand or be expanded

Derived forms of expansible

  • expansibility, noun

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