"contractile" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-contractile.wav [US] Forms: more contractile [comparative], most contractile [superlative]
Etymology: From French contractile. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|contractile}} French contractile Head templates: {{en-adj}} contractile (comparative more contractile, superlative most contractile)
  1. Capable of contracting, or of being contracted.

Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔ̃.tʁak.til/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-contractile.wav [France, Toulouse] Forms: contractiles [plural]
Etymology: From contracter + -ile. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|contracter|-ile}}, {{af|fr|contracter|-ile}} contracter + -ile Head templates: {{fr-adj}} contractile (plural contractiles)
  1. contractile

Inflected forms

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