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Containing the property of counter-intuitively expanding when being stretched.
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Auxetic — Aux*et ic, a. [Gr. ?.] Pertaining to, or containing, auxesis; amplifying. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
auxetic — /awg zet ik, awk set /, Biol. adj. 1. pertaining to or promoting auxesis. n. 2. an auxetic agent. [1730 40; < Gk auxetikos increasing, equiv. to auxet(ós) increased (deriv. of aúxein; see AUXESIS) + ikos IC] * * * … Universalium
auxetic — aux·et·ic (awk setґik) [Gr. auxētikos growing] 1. pertaining to auxesis. 2. a substance that stimulates auxesis … Medical dictionary
auxetic — adj. of or pertaining to auxesis, of or pertaining to the growth of an organism which occurs due to an increase in cell size (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
auxetic — aux·et·ic … English syllables
auxetic — adjective of or relating to growth by auxesis • Pertains to noun: ↑auxesis • Derivationally related forms: ↑auxesis … Useful english dictionary
auxetic growth — auxesis … Medical dictionary
Auxetics — are materials which, when stretched, become thicker perpendicularly to the applied force. That is, they have a negative Poisson s ratio. This occurs because they contain hinge like structures which flex when stretched. Such materials are expected … Wikipedia
Poisson's ratio — ( ν ), named after Simeon Poisson, is the ratio of the relative contraction strain, or transverse strain (normal to the applied load), divided by the relative extension strain, or axial strain (in the direction of the applied load).When a sample… … Wikipedia
Zetix — is a fabric invented by Auxetix, a UK company.Many articles on Zetix describe it as having an inner structure that is adamantiumtastic. This is thanks to a property that apparently defies the laws of physics: helical auxetics, objects that… … Wikipedia
