English Explanatory Dictionary

auxetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
  2. Relating to auxesis
noun
  1. An auxetic material.

Pronunciation

/ɔːkˈsɛtɪk/ /ɔkˈsɛtɪk/ /ɑkˈsɛtɪk/

Word forms

auxetic more auxetic most auxetic auxetics

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”).

Derived words

anauxetic auxetically auxeticity nonauxetic
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