adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being adjusted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
adjustable
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 JH AH1 S T AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Capable of being adjusted.
Designed to be adjusted without difficulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
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noun
Meaning 3
Anything that can be adjusted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Anything that can be adjusted.
Ellipsis of adjustable spanner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, often
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
capable of being regulated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- adjustable interest rates
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
capable of being changed so as to match or fit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- adjustable seat belts
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English adjust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English adjustable From adjust + -able.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: нагласяем (naglasjaem) — capable of being adjusted
- Bulgarian: регулируем (reguliruem) — capable of being adjusted
- Catalan: ajustable — capable of being adjusted
- Czech: nastavitelný — capable of being adjusted
- Dutch: aanpasbaar — capable of being adjusted
- Dutch: regelbaar — capable of being adjusted
- Finnish: säädettävä — capable of being adjusted
- French: ajustable — capable of being adjusted
- French: réglable — capable of being adjusted
- Galician: axustable — capable of being adjusted
- German: einstellbar — capable of being adjusted
- German: justierbar — capable of being adjusted
- German: verstellbar — capable of being adjusted
- Icelandic: stillanlegur — capable of being adjusted
- Italian: modificabile — capable of being adjusted
- Italian: regolabile — capable of being adjusted
- Manx: so-chiartaghey — capable of being adjusted
- Portuguese: ajustável — capable of being adjusted
- Romanian: ajustabil — capable of being adjusted
- Spanish: ajustable — capable of being adjusted
- Spanish: regulable — capable of being adjusted
- Spanish: graduable — capable of being adjusted
- Swedish: justerbar — capable of being adjusted
- Swedish: inställbar — capable of being adjusted
- Swedish: reglerbar — capable of being adjusted
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