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Meaning of EXPANSIBLE

Pronunciation:  ik'spansubul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (of gases) capable of expansion
  2. [adj]  able to expand or be expanded
 
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 Synonyms: elastic, expandable, expandible, expansile, expansive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ex*pan"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. expansible.]
Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.
      Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their
      weight.                                  --Grew.
-- {Ex*pan"si*ble*ness},n. -{Ex*pan"si*bly},adv.
 

 

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