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" (53 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- buigbaar adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Finnish
2 entries- taipuisa adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
- taipuva adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Hungarian
1 entries- hajlítható adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Icelandic
1 entries- beygjanlegur adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Manx
2 entries- so-chammey adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
- so-lhoobey adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Portuguese
1 entries- dobrável adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Russian
1 entries- сгибаемый adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Spanish
2 entries- articulable adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
- flexible adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Swedish
1 entries- böjbar adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Vietnamese
1 entries- co the uon cong adj (able to be bent or flexed or twisted without breaking)
Sample sentences
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Wearable electronics need suitable power sources, so batteries are another product being featured, such as a bendable cell suitable to be incorporated into garments.
Source: tatoeba (11827134)
It's bendable, stretchable, transparent, super light. The best conductor of heat, the best conductor of electricity.
Source: tatoeba (12390457)
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.
Source: wiktionary
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