extensible

[ ik-sten-suh-buh l ]

/ 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, 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

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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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extensible

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extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl)

adjective

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extensile (ɪkˈstɛnsaɪl)

adjective

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