extensibleadj.
/ɛkˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l/ 1. Of a material object: (a) capable of being extended in any dimension or direction; (b) capable of being protruded; = extensile adj. 2.
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the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > extended or stretched out > able to be
extendible1477
extensible1611
extensive1612
extensile1744
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] > elastic > stretchable
stretchable1398
extensible1611
extensive1612
tensible1626
tensile1626
reaching1651
distendible1673
extendible1693
distractile1709
distensile1739
extensile1744
elastic1781
distensible1828
distensive1836
stretchy1854
stretching1897
two-way stretch1932
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Extensible, extensible; which may be extended, or drawne out in length.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Extensible, which may be extended or drawn out in length.
1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 163 The Malleus, being fixed to an extensible Membrane, follows the Traction of the Muscle, and is drawn inwards.
1671 J. Webster Metallographia xiii. 200 This perfect Metal..extensible like unto Gold.
1767 B. Gooch Pract. Treat. Wounds I. 161 An artery is an extensible, elastic tube.
1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 87 Lips extremely long and extensible.
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 148/1 The skin is more pliant and extensible.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 796 A layer of tissue..so extremely extensible.
2. Of an immaterial object: Capable of being enlarged in scope or meaning.
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1654 H. Hammond Answer Animadversions on Diss. touching Ignatius's Epist. iii. §4. 76 If Lombard's words should..be thought farther extensible.
1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xiii. 119 And, that Love is blind, is extensible beyond the object of Poetry.
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. ii. 20 A system which is extensible to everything short of infinity.
1890 Spectator 18 Jan. Italy..has acquired..an indefinite but extensible protectorate over Abyssinia.
Derivatives
exˈtensibleness n. the quality of being extensible; extensibility.
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the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > extension or stretching > capacity for
extendibility1477
extension1594
extensibilitya1640
extensiveness1701
extensibleness1727
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [noun] > elasticity > capability of being stretched
extendibility1477
extension1594
extensibilitya1640
tensibility1676
extensiveness1701
extensibleness1727
distensibility1758
stretch1875
stretchability1940
stretchiness1963
1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.
1877 E. Caird Crit. Acct. Philos. Kant ii. xvii. 601 There is no contradiction between finite extent, and infinite extensibleness.
Draft additions June 2003
Extensible Markup Language n. Computing = XML n. at X n. Additions.
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society > computing and information technology > data > [noun] > format
format1955
SGML1983
Standard Generalized Markup Language1983
Rich Text Format1986
RTF1986
CD-R1988
rich text1988
Hypertext Markup Language1992
PDF1992
HTML1993
dynamic HTML1995
Extensible Markup Language1996
XML1996
MathML1997
1996 Series of Releases on SGML '96 in comp.text.sgml (Usenet newsgroup) 8 Oct. The W3C SGML Working Group will report on the status of XML, eXtensible Markup Language, on Tuesday morning.
1998 Industry Standard 8 June 26/3 A next-generation standard called Extensible Markup Language (XML) should make it easier to automate Web transactions, although XML is still in its infancy.
2000 N.Y. Times 1 Jan. c2/2 Some say it [sc. Hypertext Markup Language] is now being edged out by XML, or extensible Markup Language.
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