stretchable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *strakaz
Proto-West Germanic *strak
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-West Germanic *-jan
Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan
Old English streċċan
Middle English strecchen
English stretch
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English stretchable

    From stretch + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃəbəl/

    Adjective

    stretchable (comparative more stretchable, superlative most stretchable)

    1. Capable of being stretched.
      Synonyms: stretchy, elastic, extendable, extensible, tractile
    2. (topology) Of a pseudoline arrangement: combinatorially equivalent to a line arrangement, such that one can straighten each line while maintaining the order in which they cross.

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