extensile

/eks'tensail/

Thân thiện

The chameleon's extensile tongue shoots out to catch a fly.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being extended, stretched, or protruded: Describes an object or part of an organism that can be lengthened, stretched out, or made to protrude from its normal position.

Usage

• The adjective "extensile" is used to describe the physical property of an object or body part. It is a technical term, most commonly found in biological, anatomical, or engineering contexts.
• It typically modifies a noun directly (e.g., an extensile organ, an extensile part).

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The chameleon has an extensile tongue that can shoot out to catch insects.
  • Some robots are equipped with extensile arms for reaching into confined spaces.
  • The measuring device featured an extensile rule for taking long dimensions.

Advanced Usage

• "Extensile property": Refers to the characteristic of being able to extend.
  • Engineers studied the material's extensile property for the new design.

Variants and Related Words

• Extensible (adj): Often used interchangeably with "extensile," especially for man-made objects. It means capable of being extended.
  • The ladder is extensible to twice its original length.
• Extend (v): To cause to cover a larger area; to make longer.
• Extension (n): The action of extending; a part that is added to something to enlarge it.
• Retractile (adj): Capable of being drawn back or in. This is often an antonym in biological contexts.
  • A cat has retractile claws.

Synonyms

• Extendable: Capable of being extended.
• Protractile: Capable of being thrust forward (often used for tongues or claws).
• Stretchable: Capable of being stretched.

Antonyms

• Fixed: Firmly placed or stationary; not moving.
• Rigid: Unable to bend or be forced out of shape.
• Retracted: Drawn back or in.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
   • an extensile tongue
   • an extensible measuring rule

Từ đồng nghĩa

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