INEXTENSIBLE

nonextensile, inextensible, nonprotractile

(adjective) not extensile

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inextensible (comparative more inextensible, superlative most inextensible)

Not capable of being extended.

Antonyms

• extensible

Source: Wiktionary


In`ex*ten"si*ble, a.

Definition: Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible fibers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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