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stretchable

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
stretch-able
IPA
/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃəbəl/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being stretched.

adj

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree 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.

Inflected Forms

more stretchable (comparative) most stretchable (superlative)

Derived Forms

stretchableness stretchably unstretchable

Frequently Paired Words

stretchability

Synonyms

stretchy elastic extendable extensible tractile

Antonyms

nonstretchable non-stretchable

Questions

How do you pronounce stretchable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹɛt͡ʃəbəl/.
What does stretchable mean?
Capable of being stretched.
Where does stretchable come from?
Etymology tree 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.

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