extensible

[ ik-sten-suh-buhl ]

/ ɪkˈstɛn sə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being extended.

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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

How to use extensible in a sentence

SnackMagic’s success comes from a somewhat unintended, unlikely beginning, and it’s a testament to the power of compelling, yet extensible technology that can be scaled and repurposed if necessary.
SnackMagic picks up $15M to expand from build-your-own snack boxes into a wider gifting marketplace|Ingrid Lunden|April 9, 2021|TechCrunch
The caissons of these sets carried 24-inch lights on extensible towers.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell
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
It also has a hollow extensible adjustable handle and a fruit receiver.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.No. 6. [New Series.], August 10, 1878|Various

The ovipositor has therefore lengthened its extensible tube and pushed beyond the feather stopper driven in by the lead.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
The neck is partly bare, and very extensible; the bill long, and hooked at the end; the feet small, and webbed.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston

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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extensible

Origin of extensible

OTHER WORDS FROM extensible

Words nearby extensible

Words related to extensible

How to use extensible in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for extensible

extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl)

Derived forms of extensible