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expansible

[ ik-span-suh-buhl ]
/ ɪkˈspæn sə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being expanded: Most metals are expansible.
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Origin of expansible

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

OTHER WORDS FROM expansible

Words nearby expansible

expanded plastic, expander, expanding universe, expanding universe theory, expanse, expansible, expansile, expansion, expansionary, expansion attic, expansion bend
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Words related to expansible

expansile, extendible, extensile, protractile, expandable, extendable, protractible, stretchable

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British Dictionary definitions for expansible

expansible
/ (ɪkˈspænsəbəl) /
adjective
able to expand or be expanded

Derived forms of expansible

expansibility, noun
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