expansile

[ik-span-sil, -sahyl]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR expansile ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

capable of expanding; such as to expand.

pertaining to expansion.

Origin of expansile

First recorded in 1720–30; expans(ion) + -ile

Related formsnon·ex·pan·sile, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for expansile

expansible, extendible, extensile, protractile, expandable, extendable

British Dictionary definitions for expansile

expansile

adjective

able to expand or cause expansion

of or relating to expansion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012