Characterized by or relating to extending or stretching beyond normal boundaries or limits.
From 'extra-' (beyond) + 'tensive' (from Latin tensus, stretched). This adjective form developed alongside 'extratension' in mechanical and physical description.
Materials scientists use this word to describe something that can stretch way beyond what you'd normally expect—it's like discovering a rubber band that's secretly a magic rubber band.
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