What's the difference between stretch and stretchiness?
Stretch
Definition:
(v. t.) To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
(v. t.) To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
(v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
(v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
(v. t.) To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
(v. t.) To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.
(v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.
(v. i.) To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
(v. i.) To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
(v. i.) To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
(v. i.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
(n.) Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
(n.) A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
(n.) The extent to which anything may be stretched.
(n.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.
(n.) Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tendon (T) and Hoffmann (H) reflexes were analyzed during static stretching (SS).
(2) An AT-rich stretch is centered at position -31 with respect to the transcription initiation site, and a potential CCAAT box is centered at position -138.
(3) Mechanosensitive ion channels may play a key role in transducing vascular smooth muscle (VSM) stretch into active force development.
(4) Endothelial release of the arachidonate derivative PGI2 may be increased in response to cyclic lung stretching.
(5) Differences in scar depression also supported the idea of more stretching in the Dexon group.
(6) The maximum force level reached during the stretch was affected very little.
(7) Cerebral angiogram displayed a contralateral shift and an unrolling of the anterior cerebral artery, a lateral stretch of middle cerebral artery, a downward stretch of anterior choroidal artery and a tumor stain fed by the Heubner artery.
(8) The results of conventional sciatic nerve stretching tests are usually evaluated regardless of patient age, gender or movements of the hip joint and spine.
(9) Phycomyces sporangiophores respond to four distinct physical stimuli: gravity, light, stretch, and an avoidance stimulus.
(10) Increase in activity of pulmonary stretch receptors causes inhibition of inspiration and bronchodilation.
(11) The stiffness of the fibre first rose abruptly in response to stretch and then started to decrease linearly while the stretch went on; after the completion of stretch the stiffness decreased towards a steady value which was equal to that during the isometric tetanus at the same sarcomere length, indicating that the enhancement of isometric force is associated with decreased stiffness.
(12) During ischaemia M1 stretch responses showed a more rapid and pronounced decline than did M2 responses and were abolished before voluntary power was appreciably affected.
(13) The stretch reflex in man has a direct role in compensating for small disturbances during motor tasks.
(14) I personally felt grateful that British TV set itself apart from its international rivals in this way, not afraid to challenge, to stretch the mind and imagination.
(15) Cubitus valgus or instability due to a pseudarthrosis of the lateral epicondyle or to ligamentous injury may stretch the nerve.
(16) The media's image of a "gamer" might still be of a man in his teens or 20s sitting in front of Call of Duty for six-hour stretches, but that stereotype is now more inaccurate than ever.
(17) The presence of a form of stretch reflex, previously described in the arm by other authors, has been confirmed in the gastrocnemius muscle of the human leg.
(18) The influence of stretch and radial compression on the width of mechanically skinned fibers from the semitendinosus muscle of the frog (R. pipiens) was examined in relaxing solutions with high-power light microscopy.
(19) The bent DNA has been localized to a 40-55 base pair (bp) segment and contains six (A)3-5 stretches (that is, six poly(A) stretches, three to five nucleotides in length) phased approximately every 10.5 bp.
(20) This figure suggests that, unless there are substantial stretches of free DNA, the polyoma nucleoprotein complex contains about 26 nucleosomes.
Stretchiness
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a £62,000 grant to the scientists at Manchester University who believe the material, which is a form of carbon that is one atom thick, can be combined with latex to create a super-strong, super-stretchy, supercondom.
(2) A few days before ovulation, the characteristically thin slippery crystal clear stretchy mucus is produced (type S).
(3) It was ahead of the competition in lightweight jackets and stretchy pyjamas for men.
(4) The idea here was to swaddle yourself in layers of stretchy black fabric to give the impression of having just crawled out of a nuclear bunker wrapped in salvage.
(5) Today, Parton's look includes a stretchy purple cardigan, a swishy above-the-knee black skirt, cropped leggings and Perspex heels.
(6) To accommodate the invariance of the speed of light, Einstein had to modify Newton's laws of motion so that time and space became stretchy concepts – as an object moves faster, its size contracts and the time it experiences slows down.
(7) The beginning of the mucus cycle began with a sticky (a quarter of an inch), cloudy or tacky discharge until the last day when the mucus became clear and stretchy or lubricative.
(8) We aim to make fashion that looks great on real people, not just models.” Lorna Jane, on the other hand, needs a fit model more than many fashion labels because all its products are form-fitting and stretchy.
(9) Their stretchy material made them fantastic for cycling.
(10) Apparently wrong trousers (they were too stretchy) what a load of crap because she looked really smart and tbh I’ve seen a lot worse going into that school.” The uniform crackdown on the first day of term is becoming a ritual in schools up and down the country, as headteachers increasingly favour a strict dress code which they say improves classroom behaviour.
(11) For evening events, she should embrace "strapless empire-line dresses", and you can get fabulous bootcut maternity jeans these days with stretchy waists.
(12) The pull-on hijab is made of light, stretchy fabric that includes tiny holes for breathability and an elongated back so it will not come untucked.
(13) But to keep the speed of light constant at all times and for all observers, in special relativity, space and time become stretchy and variable.
(14) Knead for 5-10 minutes, or until the dough is stretchy and comes away from the bowl.
(15) I assumed this was an ongoing issue but it later emerged that Annie had owned said stretchy man for less than 24 hours.
(16) What made her unhappy, on the other hand, was when Hari stole her "stretchy man", so she hid it from him when he was asleep.
(17) Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye (oats are often "contaminated" with it too) which acts as a sort of glue, giving stretchiness to dough, but it can be difficult to digest.
(18) It’s a carefully-crafted game starring a stretchy dog – nobody mention Adventure Time at this point – which works beautifully on a touchscreen.