"spandex" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspændɛks/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spandex.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spandexes [plural]
Rhymes: -ændɛks Etymology: Coined as an anagram of the word expands. Etymology templates: {{m|en|expand|expands}} expands Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} spandex (usually uncountable, plural spandexes)
  1. A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fabrics Translations (synthetic fibre): 氨綸 (Chinese Mandarin), 氨纶 (ānlún) (Chinese Mandarin), elastaani (Finnish), Elastan [neuter] (German), elasztán (Hungarian), lycra (Hungarian), スパンデックス (supandekkusu) (Japanese), raikara (Maori), lycra [feminine] (Portuguese), elastano [masculine] (Spanish), licra [feminine] (Spanish), spandex [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spandex-en-noun-VRU2eZ1X Disambiguation of Fabrics: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 21 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'synthetic fibre': 97 3
  2. Clothing made from such material. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Fabrics
    Sense id: en-spandex-en-noun-uXCjZAhv Disambiguation of Fabrics: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elastane, lycra

Inflected forms

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