auxetic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐξητικός (auxētikós, “growing, promoting growth, productive”).
Adjective
auxetic (comparative more auxetic, superlative most auxetic)
- (chemistry) Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
- (pathology) Relating to auxesis
Derived terms
- anauxetic
Noun
auxetic (plural auxetics)
- An auxetic material.