stretchabilityn.

Etymology: < stretchable adj.: see -bility suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: stretchaˈbility.

Capability of being stretched.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity > capability of being stretched

extendibility1477

extension1594

extensibilitya1640

tensibility1676

extensiveness1701

extensibleness1727

distensibility1758

stretch1875

stretchability1940

stretchiness1963

1940 H. R. Mauersberger Matthews's Textile Fibers (ed. 5) xx. 863 On cold-drawing, nylon becomes exceedingly strong and elastic. But elasticity means more than ‘stretchability’. The degree to which a stretched material recovers its original length is a measure of true elasticity.

1959 M. D. Potter & B. P. Corbman Fiber to Fabric (ed. 3) iv. 60 Stretch yarns..when subjected to certain methods that use heat to set crimp in thermoplastic filament yarns..increase their stretchability.

1962 Listener 22 Mar. 510/2 What he does..is to measure the ‘strength’ of a flour..by measuring the ‘stretchability’ of the dough it makes.

1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset i. 9 It [sc. zinc] also stretches more before breaking—this stretchability being sometimes useful to correct mis-register.

1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. 30 (advt.) We tested it for launderability, durability, stretchability and shape retention.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	stretchability
释义	stretchabilityn. Etymology: < stretchable adj.: see -bility suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: stretchaˈbility. Capability of being stretched. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity > capability of being stretched extendibility1477 extension1594 extensibilitya1640 tensibility1676 extensiveness1701 extensibleness1727 distensibility1758 stretch1875 stretchability1940 stretchiness1963 1940 H. R. Mauersberger Matthews's Textile Fibers (ed. 5) xx. 863 On cold-drawing, nylon becomes exceedingly strong and elastic. But elasticity means more than ‘stretchability’. The degree to which a stretched material recovers its original length is a measure of true elasticity. 1959 M. D. Potter & B. P. Corbman Fiber to Fabric (ed. 3) iv. 60 Stretch yarns..when subjected to certain methods that use heat to set crimp in thermoplastic filament yarns..increase their stretchability. 1962 Listener 22 Mar. 510/2 What he does..is to measure the ‘strength’ of a flour..by measuring the ‘stretchability’ of the dough it makes. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset i. 9 It [sc. zinc] also stretches more before breaking—this stretchability being sometimes useful to correct mis-register. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. 30 (advt.) We tested it for launderability, durability, stretchability and shape retention. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1940
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