"auxetic" meaning in English

See auxetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more auxetic [comparative], most auxetic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αὐξητικός||growing, promoting growth, productive}} Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} auxetic (comparative more auxetic, superlative most auxetic)
  1. (chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (Translations): aukseettinen (Finnish), auxétique (French), auksetyczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-auxetic-en-adj-en:chemistry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 24 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 17 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 14 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 9 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 20 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 17 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 47 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 21 22 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 74 26
  2. (pathology) Relating to auxesis Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-auxetic-en-adj-en:pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anauxetic, auxetically, auxeticity, nonauxetic

Noun

Forms: auxetics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αὐξητικός||growing, promoting growth, productive}} Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} auxetic (plural auxetics)
  1. (chemistry) An auxetic material. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (Translations): 拉胀材料 (Chinese Mandarin), aukseettinen aine (Finnish), auksetyk [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-auxetic-en-noun-en:material Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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