spandex

English

Etymology

Coined as an anagram of the word expands.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈspændɛks/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ændɛks

Noun

spandex (usually uncountable, plural spandexes)

A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.
Clothing made from such material.

Synonyms

Translations

synthetic fibre

Chinese:
Mandarin: 氨綸／氨纶 (zh) (ānlún)
Finnish: elastaani (fi)
German: Elastan n
Hungarian: elasztán, lycra
Japanese: スパンデックス (supandekkusu)
Maori: raikara
Portuguese: lycra (pt) f
Spanish: elastano (es) m, licra (es) f, spandex m

Anagrams

expands

Swedish

Noun

spandex c

spandex (material)

Declension

Declension of spandex
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spandex	spandexen	—	—
Genitive	spandex	spandexens	—	—

References

spandex in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

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