Meanings
adjectivecontractible (comparative more contractible, superlative most contractible)
comparative more contractible · superlative most contractible
- Capable of contraction
- mathematics(of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian свиваем
- свиваем (svivaem)capable of contraction
Italian contrattile, contraibile
- contrattilecapable of contraction
- contraibilecapable of contraction
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APA
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“contractible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractible. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contractible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractible.
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