extensible

[ ik-sten-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being extended. extended.

extensible

/ ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl; ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl /

adjective

1. capable of being extended

Derived Forms

• exˌtensiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• ex·tensi·bili·ty ex·tensi·ble·ness noun
• nonex·tensi·bili·ty noun
• nonex·tensi·ble adjective
• nonex·tensi·ble·ness noun
• subex·tensi·bili·ty noun
• subex·tensi·ble adjective
• subex·tensi·ble·ness noun
• unex·tensi·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of extensible¹

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

Example Sentences

The caissons of these sets carried 24-inch lights on extensible towers.

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Gluten is greyish coloured, and extensible whilst fresh and moist, like caoutchouc.

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It also has a hollow extensible adjustable handle and a fruit receiver.

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The ovipositor has therefore lengthened its extensible tube and pushed beyond the feather stopper driven in by the lead.

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The neck is partly bare, and very extensible; the bill long, and hooked at the end; the feet small, and webbed.

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