释义 |
inextensiˈbility rare. [f. next: see -ity. Cf. F. inextensibilité (Littré).] The quality of being inextensible.
1829Nat. Philos. I. Mechanics ii. viii. 32 (U.K.S.) This power of transmitting pressure in the direction of its length, is not owing to the flexibility of the rope, but to its inextensibility. 1847–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 512/2 Its inextensibility admirably adapting it to..mere passive resistance. 1876Encycl. Brit. IV. 448. |