nonprotractile

Thân thiện

The cat's claws are nonprotractile.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not capable of being extended or protruded: Describes a part of an organism, typically a body part like a tongue or claw, that cannot be stretched out, thrust forward, or extended from its usual position. It is the opposite of being protractile or extensible.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The frog has a nonprotractile tongue, unlike chameleons.
  • The claws of that species are nonprotractile and are always visible.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Biological Context: The term is primarily used in zoological or anatomical descriptions to classify physical traits.
  • The study focused on the difference between protractile and nonprotractile appendages in insects.

Variants and Related Words

• Protractile (adj): Capable of being extended or thrust out.
  • A cat's claws are protractile.
• Extensible (adj): Capable of being extended or stretched.
• Retractile (adj): Capable of being drawn back or in.
  • A retractile claw can be sheathed.

Synonyms

• Inextensible: Not capable of being stretched or extended.
• Fixed: Firmly placed or stationed; not movable.

Antonyms

• Protractile: Capable of being extended.
• Extensible: Able to be extended or stretched.
• Protrusible: Capable of being thrust forward.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not extensile

Từ đồng nghĩa

• nonextensile
• inextensible