What does "distensive" mean?

Distending, or capable of being distended; expanding or spreading out.

What is a synonym for "distensive"?

Common synonyms include: elastic, expansive, extensive, inflationary.

Distensive

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Adjective

1
Distending, or capable of being distended; expanding or spreading out.
"distensive paralysis"

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elastic expansive extensive inflationary

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"—. distensive deformations in the Apennines and the Tyrrrhenian basin: behind the compressive front one may rapidly pass to distensive deformations."

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