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Dehnbarkeit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • give verb To hand over or transfer something to someone.
  • stretch verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.

Senses

Dehnbarkeit is used for these senses in English:

  • give The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilience.
  • stretch The ability to lengthen when pulled.

give — full definition

  1. verb To hand over or transfer something to someone.
  2. verb To provide or make something available.
  3. verb To yield or bend under pressure.
  4. noun The amount something bends or flexes under pressure; springiness.

stretch — full definition

  1. verb To pull or extend something so it becomes longer or tighter.
  2. verb To extend one's own body or limbs, often to loosen muscles.
  3. verb To make a limited resource or piece of information go further than it comfortably should.
  4. noun A continuous extent of time or distance.

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