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adjectivedistensive (comparative more distensive, superlative most distensive)
comparative more distensive · superlative most distensive
- Distending, or capable of being distended; expanding or spreading out.
distensive headache
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distensive paralysis
distensive opposition
—. distensive deformations in the Apennines and the Tyrrrhenian basin: behind the compressive front one may rapidly pass to distensive deformations.
2013, F.-C. Wezel, The Origin of Arcs, page 313
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distensive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distensive
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“distensive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distensive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distensive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distensive.
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