# flextension

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A type of transducer that uses flexible, elastic shells to transmit and amplify displacements.
2. A variable-length extension to a tool or device.
3. The extension of a deadline that allows a flexible final date (originally used to refer to Brexit, but subsequently extended to other contexts).
4. A position in which the lower neck is flexed and upper neck extended.

## Etymology
Blend of flex + extension

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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