extendable

English

Alternative forms

• extendible

Etymology

From extend +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈstɛndəbl̩/
• Hyphenation: ex‧tend‧able

Adjective

extendable (comparative more extendable, superlative most extendable)

1. Capable of being extended.
   • 1976 July 24, John Noble Wilford, “SCIENTISTS FEEL THEY CAN FIX ARM ON VIKING LANDER”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     The extendable boom of the arm is designed to reach out 10 feet and have a lateral range of 120 degrees.

Translations

capable of being extended

• French: extensible (fr)
• German: ausziehbar (de), erweiterbar, ausdehnbar, ausfahrbar, erweiterungsfähig, dehnbar (de), streckbar
• Italian: estendibile (it), prolungabile
• Persian: گستردنی (fa) (gostardani), تمدید شدنی (tamdid shodani)
• Romanian: extensibil (ro)
• Spanish: extendible