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extensible

American  
[ik-sten-suh-buhl] / ɪkˈstɛn sə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being extended.


extensible British  
/ ɪkˈstɛnsəbəl, ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl /

adjective

  1. capable of being extended

"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

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Etymology

Origin of extensible

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

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In addition, the researchers implemented this architecture on a chip using an extensible fabrication process.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2023

There were the extensible phones from Essential and Motorola and others.

From The Verge ● Aug. 10, 2022

Unlike wheat-based sourdoughs, gluten-free doughs made with psyllium husk powder are not extensible — they cannot stretch.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2022

“It’s important to be open and extensible, so you can teleport to different worlds whether it’s by one company or another company, the same way I go from one web page to another web page.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2021

Parallel, flexuous or diverging fibers, extensible by increase in any or in all directions.

From The Philosophy of the Weather And a Guide to Its Changes by Thomas Belden Butler

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