adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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/ɹiˈtɹæk.tɪ.bəl/
/ɹəˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being retracted; retractile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A retractable pen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
capable of being retracted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
retractable landing gear
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English retract 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 retractable From retract + -able.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
retractable
— capable of being retracted
Chinese Mandarin:
伸缩自如的
— capable of being retracted
Finnish:
sisäänvedettävä
— capable of being retracted
French:
rétractable
— capable of being retracted
French:
rétractile
— capable of being retracted
Galician:
retractábel
— capable of being retracted
Galician:
retractable
— capable of being retracted
German:
einziehbar
— capable of being retracted
Greek:
ανοιγοκλειόμενος
(anoigokleiómenos)
— capable of being retracted
Ido:
retraktebla
— capable of being retracted
Italian:
retrattile
— capable of being retracted
Italian:
rientrabile
— capable of being retracted
Italian:
retraibile
— capable of being retracted
Italian:
ritrattabile
— capable of being retracted
Manx:
yn-chraplaghey
— capable of being retracted
Manx:
yn-hirkaghey
— capable of being retracted
Manx:
yn-yrjaghey
— capable of being retracted
Occitan:
retractable
— capable of being retracted
Russian:
втя́гивающийся
(vtjágivajuščijsja)
— capable of being retracted
Russian:
убира́ющийся
(ubirájuščijsja)
— capable of being retracted
Spanish:
escamoteable
— capable of being retracted