CONTRACTIBILITY

Noun

contractibility (countable and uncountable, plural contractibilities)

The quality or degree of being contractible.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*tract`i*bil"i*ty, n.

Definition: Capability of being contracted; quality of being contractible; as, the contractibiliy and dilatability of air. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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