Meanings
adjectivestretchable (comparative more stretchable, superlative most stretchable)
comparative more stretchable · superlative most stretchable
- Capable of being stretched.
Synonyms: stretchy, elastic, extendable, extensible, tractile
- mathematicsOf a pseudoline arrangement: combinatorially equivalent to a line arrangement, such that one can straighten each line while maintaining the order in which they cross.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being stretched.
Opposite
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*strakaz
- Proto-West Germanic*strak
- Proto-West Germanic*strakkjan
- Old Englishstreċċan
- Middle Englishstrecchen
- Englishstretch
- Englishstretchable
Translations
Bulgarian разтеглив, еластичен
- разтеглив (raztegliv)capable of being stretched
- еластичен (elastičen)capable of being stretched
French étirable
- étirablecapable of being stretched
Hungarian nyújtható
- nyújthatócapable of being stretched
Portuguese esticável
- esticávelcapable of being stretched
Spanish estirable
- estirablecapable of being stretched
Swedish töjbar, tänjbar
- töjbarcapable of being stretched
- tänjbarcapable of being stretched
- elastiskcapable of being stretched
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APA
stretchable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchable
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“stretchable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretchable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretchable.
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