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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

inextensible

/in-ik-sten-suh-buhl/US // ˌɪn ɪkˈstɛn sə bəl //UK // (ˌɪnɪkˈstɛnsəbəl) //

不可延伸的,不可扩展的,无法延伸的,不可延长的

Related Words

inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的stable稳定的,稳定,稳固的,稳固stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬unbending不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,倔强的,不屈服unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔inductile感应式,感应式的,感应器,归纳unadaptable不适应的,不适应,不适应性,无法适应

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not extensible; incapable of being extended or stretched.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ininelastic
Synonyms
inductile感应式,感应式的,感应器,归纳inflexible僵硬的,僵硬,僵化的,僵化rigid刚性,僵化,刚性的,僵硬的stable稳定的,稳定,稳固的,稳固stiff僵硬的,坚硬的,僵硬,坚硬unadaptable不适应的,不适应,不适应性,无法适应unbending不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,倔强的,不屈服unyielding不屈不挠,不屈不挠的,坚忍不拔,坚韧不拔

Examples

  • A physical line is flexible and inextensible, and cannot be cut—so that no lap of it can be drawn through another.

  • To one of its prongs is attached a flexible inextensible cord, bd.

  • The case of inextensible strings or chains is, however, so simple that it is generally included in expositions of pure statics.

  • While ligaments are pliable and flexible, permitting free movement, they are also wonderfully strong and inextensible.

  • Since the walls of the cell are inextensible, the quantity of water in the cell cannot increase.

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