distensibleadj.
/dɪˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l/ Capable of being distended or dilated by stretching.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > elastic > stretchable
stretchable1398
extensible1611
extensive1612
tensible1626
tensile1626
reaching1651
distendible1673
extendible1693
distractile1709
distensile1739
extensile1744
elastic1781
distensible1828
distensive1836
stretchy1854
stretching1897
two-way stretch1932
1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 590/1 The tendinous zones are distensible.
1858 E. Lankester & W. B. Carpenter Veg. Physiol. (new ed.) §110 The bark is sufficiently distensible to admit of the increase of the..stems.
1881 Günther in Encycl. Brit. XII. 654/1 [article Ichthyol.] A wide gullet and distensible stomach.
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