extensible

[ ik-sten-suh-buhl ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn sə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being extended.

Origin of extensible

First recorded in 1605–15; extens(ion) + -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM extensible

ex·ten·si·bil·i·ty, ex·ten·si·ble·ness, nounnon·ex·ten·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ex·ten·si·ble, adjectivenon·ex·ten·si·ble·ness, noun

sub·ex·ten·si·bil·i·ty, nounsub·ex·ten·si·ble, adjectivesub·ex·ten·si·ble·ness, nounun·ex·ten·si·ble, adjective

Words nearby extensible

extended radical mastectomy, extended reality, extended real number system, extended term insurance, extender, extensible, extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent, extensional

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Example sentences from the Web for extensible

Tongue long, extensible, terminated by cartilaginous fibres.
Zoological Illustrations, Volume I|William Swainson
The animal is able to open and close these holes at pleasure, by means of an extensible membrane, which acts as a sort of valve.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier
A useful bread-getting tool, this tongue of his,—a flexible, extensible spear.
The Spell of the Rockies|Enos A. Mills
The tongue is very long and extensible, but flat and little fibrous at the end, exactly like the true Paradiseas.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

Gluten is greyish coloured, and extensible whilst fresh and moist, like caoutchouc.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for extensible

extensible

extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl)

/ (ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being extended

Derived forms of extensible

extensibility or extensibleness, noun

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单词	extensible
释义	extensible [ ik-sten-suh-buhl ] / ɪkˈstɛn sə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extensible ON THESAURUS.COM adjective capable of being extended. Origin of extensible First recorded in 1605–15; extens(ion) + -ible OTHER WORDS FROM extensible ex·ten·si·bil·i·ty, ex·ten·si·ble·ness, nounnon·ex·ten·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ex·ten·si·ble, adjectivenon·ex·ten·si·ble·ness, noun sub·ex·ten·si·bil·i·ty, nounsub·ex·ten·si·ble, adjectivesub·ex·ten·si·ble·ness, nounun·ex·ten·si·ble, adjective Words nearby extensible extended radical mastectomy, extended reality, extended real number system, extended term insurance, extender, extensible, extensile, extensimeter, extension, extension agent, extensional Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extensible Tongue long, extensible, terminated by cartilaginous fibres. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I\|William Swainson The animal is able to open and close these holes at pleasure, by means of an extensible membrane, which acts as a sort of valve. The Ocean World:\|Louis Figuier A useful bread-getting tool, this tongue of his,—a flexible, extensible spear. The Spell of the Rockies\|Enos A. Mills The tongue is very long and extensible, but flat and little fibrous at the end, exactly like the true Paradiseas. The Malay Archipelago\|Alfred Russell Wallace Gluten is greyish coloured, and extensible whilst fresh and moist, like caoutchouc. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for extensible extensible extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl) / (ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl) / adjective capable of being extended Derived forms of extensible extensibility or extensibleness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to extensible extensile, expansible, extendible, protractile, expandable, extendable, protractible, stretchable
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extensible

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for extensible

extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl)

adjective

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