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auxetic

/ɔkˈsɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aux-et-ic
IPA
/ɔkˈsɛtɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.

adj

Relating to auxesis

noun

An auxetic material.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: αὐξητικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɔkˈsɛtɪk/
  • British English: /ɔːkˈsɛtɪk/

Inflected Forms

more auxetic (comparative) most auxetic (superlative) auxetics (plural)

Derived Forms

anauxetic auxetically auxeticity nonauxetic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce auxetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔkˈsɛtɪk/.
What does auxetic mean?
Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
Where does auxetic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce auxetic

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