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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An auxetic material.

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the property of counterintuitively expanding when being stretched.
2. 2
   Relating to auxesis

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to growth by auxesis wordnet

Etymology

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

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