auxetic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of auxetic
1730–40; < Greek auxētikos increasing, equivalent to auxēt ( ós ) increased (derivative of aúxein; see auxesis) + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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In a sneaker insole, an auxetic gel or rubber foam might better cushion the foot when it strikes the ground.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
The new algorithm allows for fine-tuning this relationship to create auxetic materials that behave in ways you couldn't find in nature.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
When you punch an auxetic, the material bunches up and narrows in width.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024
Unlike a rubber band that narrows when stretched, the Airgami mask expands when pulled across the face, a feature of so-called auxetic materials.
From National Geographic • Jan. 20, 2021
He was all about enthusiasm; now retired, he steers funding into research on the latest wonder of supposedly vanished but actually super-specialised northern textiles, auxetic materials whose fibres thicken when stretched.
From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2011
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