auxetic

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, growing, promoting growth, productive).

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auxetic (comparative more auxetic, superlative most auxetic)

  1. (chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
  2. (pathology) Relating to auxesis

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Noun

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auxetic (plural auxetics)

  1. (chemistry) An auxetic material.

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