contractible en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English contract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English contractible From contract + -ible.
Meanings
- Capable of contraction
- (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more contractible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most contractible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
incontractible · noncontractible · uncontractible
Deriveds
weakly contractible · contractibleness
Relateds
Translations (4)
gv so-chraplagh (capable of contraction) · it contrattile (capable of contraction) · bg свиваем (capable of contraction) · it contraibile (capable of contraction)