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span·dex (sp

ks)

A synthetic fiber or fabric made from a polymer containing polyurethane, used in the manufacture of elastic clothing.

adj.

Of or relating to spandex or its elastic qualities.

[Alteration of expand.]

spandex [ˈspændɛks]

(Clothing & Fashion) a type of synthetic stretch fabric made from polyurethane fibre

[coined from an anagram of expands]

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spandex - an elastic synthetic fabric

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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