expansible
Able to enlarge
Expansible means capable of being expanded or stretched.
The word appears in technical contexts—an expansible metal alloy, an expansible bladder—where something can increase in size or volume under certain conditions.
Expandable is far more common in everyday usage.
Able to stretch, rebounds
- stretchableCapable of being extended
- extendableAble to increase length
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- stretchyCapable of extending
tensile · rubbery · resilient · supple · yielding · ductile · malleable · springy
Capable in varied contexts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- configurableAble to be adjusted
- customizableAble to be modified
flexible · convertible · reconfigurable · alterable · transformable · scalable · variable · mutable
Able to compress compactly
- foldableAble to bend flat
- compactTightly packed together
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- modularMade of separable units
nestable · retractable · stowable · multifunctional · portable · deployable · extendible · unfurling
Progress toward maturity
- enlargementIncrease in size
- extensionAdded part or duration
- increaseGrowth in amount
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
augmentation · widening · swelling · scaling · proliferation · spreading · dilation · broadening
elastic
Able to stretch, rebounds
- stretchableCapable of being extended
- extendableAble to increase length
- pliableCapable of bending easily
stretchy · tensile · rubbery · resilient · supple · yielding · ductile · malleable · springy · compressible
versatile
Capable in varied contexts
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- configurableAble to be adjusted
customizable · flexible · convertible · reconfigurable · alterable · transformable · scalable · variable · mutable · tailorable
collapsible
Able to compress compactly
- foldableAble to bend flat
- compactTightly packed together
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
modular · nestable · retractable · stowable · multifunctional · portable · deployable · extendible · unfurling
development
Progress toward maturity
- enlargementIncrease in size
- extensionAdded part or duration
- increaseGrowth in amount
amplification · augmentation · widening · swelling · scaling · proliferation · spreading · dilation · broadening · inflation
expansibleinelastic
Resistant to deformation
rigid · inflexible · incompressible · fixed · unyielding
expansibleunexpansive
Not inclined to elaborate
inflexible · unextendable · limited · constrained · restricted
expansiblerigid
Unable to bend
inflexible · stiff · unbending · unexpansive · unadaptable
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