auxetic

Variant of auxesis

auxesis definition

aux·esis (ôks ē′sis)

noun

the process of cell growth caused by the increase of cell volume prior to cell division

Etymology: ModL < Gr auxēsis, growth < auxein, to increase: see wax

Related Forms:

  • auxetic aux·et′ic (-et′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.