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 (hu)
Japanese: スパンデックス (supandekkusu)
Korean: 스판덱스 (seupandekseu)
Maori: raikara
Polish: spandex (pl) m, lycra f, elastan (pl) m
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*
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spandex	spandex
singular	definite	spandexen	spandexens
plural	indefinite	—	—
plural	definite	—	—

References

spandex in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)