expansileadj.
/ɛkˈspansɪl//ɛkˈspansʌɪl/ 1. Having the property of being expanded; capable of expansion, dilatable.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > capable of being expanded
dilatable1610
expansiblea1691
expansile1776
enlargeable1881
expandable1926
1776 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper.: Philos. III. 265 This effect it [heat] produces..by its expansile power.
1783 P. Pott Chirurg. Wks. (new ed.) II. 63 Its natural soft..expansile state.
1793 Fordyce in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 84 5 Expansile and contractile by heat and cold.
1869 P. Gillmore tr. G. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds iii. 117 Others have..an expansile gular pouch.
1884 W. C. Wilkinson E. Arnold ii. vii. 166 The illimitably expansile cloud-land of Hindu philosophy.
2. Of or pertaining to expansion; of the nature of or tending to or capable of producing expansion.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective]
dilative1634
dilatative1728
expansile1736
expansive1782
dilatational1884
expansional1925
expansionary1936
1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Expansile,..of or pertaining to expansion.
1873 F. T. Roberts Handbk. Med. 465 Expansile movements are greatly deficient or absent.
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