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protractile
pro·trac·tile P0619000 (prō-trăk′təl, -tīl′, prə-) also pro·tract·i·ble (-tə-bəl)adj. Capable of being protracted; extensible: protractile limbs and claws.
pro′trac·til′i·ty (prō′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.protractile (prəˈtræktaɪl) or less commonly protractibleadj (Zoology) able to be extended or protruded: protractile muscle. pro•trac•tile (proʊˈtræk tɪl, -taɪl, prə-)
adj. capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded. [1820–30] pro`trac•til′i•ty, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | protractile - able to be extended; "protractile muscle"protractibleextensible, extensile - capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" |
protractileadjectiveCapable of being extended or expanded:expansible, expansile, extendible, extensible, extensile, stretch, stretchable.Translations
protractile
protractile (prō-trăk′təl, -tīl′, prə-) also protractible (-tə-bəl)adj. Capable of being protracted; extensible: protractile limbs and claws.
pro′trac·til′i·ty (prō′trăk-tĭl′ĭ-tē) n.protractile
Synonyms for protractileadj capable of being extended or expandedSynonyms- expansible
- expansile
- extendible
- extensible
- extensile
- stretch
- stretchable
Synonyms for protractileadj able to be extendedSynonymsRelated Words |