DISTENS

Meaning of DISTENS in English

distens-

see distender

Interlingua English vocab. Английский словарь Интерлингва. 2012

DISTENSIBLE — adjective Etymology: distens- (from Latin distensus, past participle of distendere) + -ible Date: circa 1828 capable of being distended, distensibility …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISTENSIVE — -n(t)siv adjective Etymology: distens ion + -ive : distensible
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTENSILE — də̇s+ adjective Etymology: Late Latin distens us + English -ile (as in tensile ) 1. : distensible 2. : causing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTENSIBLE — də̇ˈsten(t)səbəl adjective Etymology: Late Latin distens us (past participle of Latin distendere ) + English -ible : capable of being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISTENSILE — /di sten"sil/ , adj. 1. distensible. 2. serving to distend. [ 1730-40; distens ( us ) (ptp. of distendere to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTENSIBLE — — distensibility , n. /di sten"seuh beuhl/ , adj. capable of being distended. [ 1820-30; distens ( us ) (ptp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISTENSIBLE — adjective Etymology: distens- (from Latin distensus, past participle of distendere ) + -ible Date: circa 1828 : capable of being …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISTENSIBLE — [dis.ten.si.ble] adj [distens- (fr. L distensus, pp. of distendere) + -ible] (ca. 1828): capable of being distended -- dis.ten.si.bil.i.ty n
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