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auxetic

[ awg-zet-ik, awk-set- ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or promoting auxesis.


noun

  1. an auxetic agent.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of auxetic1

1730–40; < Greek ²¹³Ü³æŧ³Ù¾±°ì´Ç²õ increasing, equivalent to ²¹³Ü³æŧ³Ù ( ó²õ ) increased (derivative of ²¹Ãº³æ±ð¾±²Ô; auxesis ) + -ikos -ic
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Example Sentences

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Despite this great potential, auxetic products have been slow to market.

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Unlike a rubber band that narrows when stretched, the Airgami mask expands when pulled across the face, a feature of so-called auxetic materials.

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It has an exclusive licensing agreement with Florida State University for the design, manufacturing and distribution of the first commercially available auxetic foam in a variety of medical devices and protective equipment.

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Not only were these sheets auxetic - expanding in all directions when stretched - but they could snap easily back and forth between stretched and unstretched states.

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Its has "auxetic" properties, make it good at absorbing impacts.

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