adj.
Pronunciation: - ' sten(t)-s ə -b ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: distens- (fr. Latin distensus, past participle of distendere ) + -ible
Date: circa 1828
: capable of being distended
– dis · ten · si · bil · i · ty \ - ˌ sten(t)-s ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun