a. Capable of being distended or dilated. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. extensible. See Extend. ] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of
n. Extensibility. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not capable of being extended; not elastic;
a. [ From L. ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to stretch. See Tend. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Tense, a. ] Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile; tensible. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gold . . . is likewise the most flexible and tensible. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]