WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dis•ten•si•ble
(di sten′sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
dis•ten′si•bil′i•ty, n.
- capable of being distended.
- Latin distēns(us) (past participle of distendere; distend- distend + -tus past participle suffix) + -ible
- 1820–30
'distensible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):