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extendable

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɛkˈstɛndəbl̩/
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S T EH1 N D AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being extended.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being lengthened

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extendible

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English extend 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 extendable From extend + -able.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: extensible — capable of being extended
  • German: ausziehbar — capable of being extended
  • German: erweiterbar — capable of being extended
  • German: ausdehnbar — capable of being extended
  • German: ausfahrbar — capable of being extended
  • German: erweiterungsfähig — capable of being extended
  • German: dehnbar — capable of being extended
  • German: streckbar — capable of being extended
  • Italian: estendibile — capable of being extended
  • Italian: prolungabile — capable of being extended
  • Persian: گستردنی (gostardani) — capable of being extended
  • Persian: تمدید شدنی (tamdid shodani) — capable of being extended
  • Romanian: extensibil — capable of being extended
  • Spanish: extendible — capable of being extended
  • Spanish: extensible — capable of being extended