extendable

extendable

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English extend
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English extendable

    From extend + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛkˈstɛndəbl̩/
    • Hyphenation: ex‧tend‧able

    Adjective

    extendable (comparative more extendable, superlative most extendable)

    1. Capable of being extended.
      • 1976 July 24, John Noble Wilford, “SCIENTISTS FEEL THEY CAN FIX ARM ON VIKING LANDER”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
        The extendable boom of the arm is designed to reach out 10 feet and have a lateral range of 120 degrees.

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