Definition of Expansile

1. Adjective. (of gases) capable of expansion.

Exact synonyms: Expandable, Expandible, Expansible
Similar to: Elastic
Derivative terms: Expand, Expand, Expand, Expand

Definition of Expansile

1. a. Expansible.

Definition of Expansile

1. Adjective. expansionary, relating to expansion ¹

2. Adjective. expandable, which can be expanded ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Expansile

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Expansile

expandible
expanding
expanding upon
expandingly
expandingness
expando
expandor
expandors
expandos
expands
expanse
expanses
expansibilities
expansibility
expansible
expansile (current term)
expansin
expansine
expansins
expansion
expansion adapter
expansion bit
expansion bolt
expansion cleat
expansion joint
expansion pack
expansion packs
expansion slot
expansion slots

Literary usage of Expansile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of the heart and aorta by Arthur Douglass Hirschfelder (1918)
"1 After that the expansile pulsation returned about the margin of the tumor. ... During this period there was no improvement and the expansile pulsation ..."

2. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences embracing the entire range of by Albert Henry Buck (1908)
"This visible pulsation, however, must not be interpreted as indicating the existence of an abdominal aneurism, unless an expansile tumor is found. ..."

3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1893)
"17 17 2'0 2'0 expansile reaction ... normal absent ... normal normal normal normal AC, ret. 59 ; left lumbar pain (? renal calculus) ; has passed several ..."

4. A Text-book of the practice of medicine by James Meschter Anders (1911)
"The palpating hand detects a heaving, expansile pulsation that may be accompanied by a thrill. When the tumor hugs the diaphragm the pulsation may be double ..."

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