Spandex Definition

spăndĕks
noun
An elastic fiber, chiefly a synthetic polymer of polyurethane, used in girdles, swimsuits, etc.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or relating to spandex or its elastic qualities.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Spandex

Noun

Singular:
spandex
Plural:
spandexes

Origin of Spandex

  • Coined as an anagram of the word expands

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of expand

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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