expansible

Examples

• All

• The balloon is made of an expansible material that can stretch without tearing.

• Certain metals are expansible when heated, allowing for flexible machine design.

• The expansible chamber adjusted its volume to maintain the desired pressure.

• The expansible material can stretch to fit larger objects.

• This expansible design allows for more storage space.

• The expansible foam expands when heated to fill larger gaps efficiently.

• During the experiment, the expansible container grew larger as the gas inside heated up.

Synonyms

E

expansive

vsexpansible

7 5.8

Able to get larger and take up more space

focuses more narrowly on the simple ability to become larger

E

expandable

vsexpansible

7 4.2

Something that can become larger or hold more

is the broader label for being able to become larger or greater

E

extendable

vsexpansible

1 3.7

Can be made longer or larger

covers general enlargement in size rather than only added length

S

stretchable

vsexpansible

1 2.6

Becomes longer when you pull it and then goes back to its original size

is about becoming larger without implying recovery to original shape

R

resizable

vsexpansible

• Specialized

1 3.5

Can be made larger or smaller to fit what you need

only stresses the ability to become larger rather than size reduction

E

expandible

vsexpansible

5.0

That can become larger in size

is the general adjective for the capacity to become larger in size

E

expansile

vsexpansible

• Specialized

9.5

Able to get bigger and fill the space available

is the everyday adjective for something able to become larger in volume

E

extensible

vsexpansible

6.3

Can stretch to become longer, like a tongue or tape

centres on general capacity to become larger rather than specific lengthening

E

extensile

vsexpansible

• Specialized

8.7

Can stretch out like a tongue or arm to reach farther than usual

is about general growth in size rather than protrusion or extension

E

extendible

vsexpansible

4.4

Able to become longer or larger for more use

is broader, applying to growth in any dimension not only length

D

distensible

vsexpansible

• Specialized

9.9

Can stretch or get larger when pressed

focuses on simple capacity to become larger, not pressure response

Antonyms

C

contractible

7.0

Can get smaller when it tightens or gets cold

How Expandable

scalable

• Specialized

11 4.8

expansible

7.3

expandable

7 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology