- Distensibility
- Distensibility Dis*ten`si*bil"i*ty, n. The quality or capacity of being distensible. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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Distensibility — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Distensibility (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on distensibility instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/distensibility … Wikipedia
distensibility — distend ► VERB ▪ swell because of internal pressure. DERIVATIVES distended adjective distensibility noun distensible adjective distension noun. ORIGIN Latin distendere, from tendere to stretch … English terms dictionary
distensibility — noun see distensible … New Collegiate Dictionary
distensibility — See distensible. * * * … Universalium
distensibility — noun Capability of swelling or stretching … Wiktionary
distensibility — The capability of being distended or stretched. [L. dis tendo, to stretch apart] * * * dis·ten·si·bil·i·ty (dis ten″sĭ bilґĭ te) 1. capability of being distended. 2. elastance … Medical dictionary
distensibility — n. ability of being enlarged, expandability, stretchability … English contemporary dictionary
distensibility — dis·ten·si·bil·i·ty … English syllables
distensibility — dəˌsten(t)səˈbiləd.ē, (ˌ)diˌs noun ( es) : the quality or state of being distensible : the capacity of stretching … Useful english dictionary
distensible — distensibility, n. /di sten seuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being distended. [1820 30; < L distens(us) (ptp. of distendere; distend DISTEND + tus ptp. suffix) + IBLE] * * * … Universalium
