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expansile
ex·pan·sile
/
ɪkˈspæn
sɪl, -saɪl
/
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[
ik-
span
-sil, -sahyl
]
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adjective
1.
capable of expanding; such as to expand.
2.
pertaining to
expansion
.
Origin:
1720–30;
expans(ion)
+
-ile
Related forms
non·ex·pan·sile,
adjective
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expansile
(ɪkˈspænsaɪl)
—
adj
1.
able to expand or cause expansion
2.
of or relating to expansion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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