伸び縮み | Japanese meaning

伸び縮み【のびちぢみ】

Frequency rank: 31,058. – 31,341.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; intransitive verb

expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility

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伸び縮み【のびちぢみ】Frequency rank: 31,058. – 31,341.
のびちぢみ

Generated definitions (experimental)

expansion and contraction

This meaning refers to the physical process where materials change in size due to temperature or pressure changes. It is often used in scientific or technical contexts.

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When the temperature changes, metals expand and contract.

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This rubber is easy to expand and contract.

elasticity

This usage implies the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed. It is commonly used in discussions of materials or physical properties.

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This material is very elastic.

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The sponge returns to its shape by expanding and contracting repeatedly.

flexibility

In this context, it refers to the ability to adapt or be easily shaped, often pertaining to non-physical attributes like ideas or plans.

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His plan can be flexible.

せい性。

That job requires flexibility.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to expand and contractto be elasticflexible materialexpansion and contraction due to temperatureto utilize elasticityrange of expansion and contractionmechanism of expansion and contractionto prevent expansion and contractionto have large elastic propertiesto measure expansion and contraction

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