Whales can withstand dramatic pressure changes because their bodies are more flexible. Their ribs are bound by loose, bendable cartilage, which allows the rib cage to collapse at pressures that would easily snap our bones.
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Bendable
/ˈbɛndəbəl/
Synonyms for "bendable" (56 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
adjective describing material properties
Adverb(1 words)
deformably flexible material
Strong matches (16)
Adjective(2 words)
flexibleflexible stance
Related words (28)
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
material deformability
Adjective(1 words)
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4 entriesattitude toward changebehavioral qualitymaterial propertyphysical property
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbendable metalbendable plasticbendable rulerbendable strawbendable toybendable wire
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6 total sentences available.
Wearable electronics need suitable power sources, so batteries are another product being featured, such as a bendable cell suitable to be incorporated into garments.
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It's bendable, stretchable, transparent, super light. The best conductor of heat, the best conductor of electricity.
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It was quite a shock to find when one stroked her that the China Cat, though alive, was still china, hard, cold, and smooth to the touch, and yet perfectly brisk and absolutely bendable as any flesh and blood cat.
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