inextensible

[ in-ik-sten-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not extensible; incapable of being extended or stretched.

inextensible

/ ˌɪnɪkˈstɛnsəbəl /

adjective

1. not capable of extension

Derived Forms

• ˌinexˌtensiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• inex·tensi·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inextensible¹

First recorded in 1830–40; in- ³ + extensible

Example Sentences

A physical line is flexible and inextensible, and cannot be cut—so that no lap of it can be drawn through another.

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To one of its prongs is attached a flexible inextensible cord, bd.

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The case of inextensible strings or chains is, however, so simple that it is generally included in expositions of pure statics.

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While ligaments are pliable and flexible, permitting free movement, they are also wonderfully strong and inextensible.

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Since the walls of the cell are inextensible, the quantity of water in the cell cannot increase.

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