expansile

• Adjectif désuet signifiant capable de se dilater ou de provoquer une dilatation ; rarement utilisé en anglais moderne.

An obsolete adjective meaning capable of expanding or causing expansion; rarely used in modern English.

1. Capable of expansionC2formalscientific

   Having the ability to increase in volume or size, especially when referring to gases.

   Capable d'expansion

   • Gases are highly expansile when heated.
   • The expansile nature of the material makes it useful for balloons.
   • In physics, expansile substances follow the gas laws.

   Synonymesexpandableexpansibleextendableextendibleextensiblestretchable

   Antonymesinelasticrigid