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expandable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English expand Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expandable From expand + -able.

Meanings

  1. Having the capacity to be expanded.
    • an expandable baton
    • an expandable tree of data on a computer display

Forms

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more expandable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most expandable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

thermoexpandable · unexpandable · nonexpandable · hyperexpandable

Translations (19)

es ampliable (having the capacity to be expanded) · de ausdehnungsfähig (having the capacity to be expanded) · de expandierbar (having the capacity to be expanded) · it dilatabile (having the capacity to be expanded) · fi laajennettava (having the capacity to be expanded) · cmn 可扩展的 (having the capacity to be expanded) · gv yn-lheanaghey (having the capacity to be expanded) · de ausdehnbar (having the capacity to be expanded) · de expansionsbereit (having the capacity to be expanded) · bg разширяем (having the capacity to be expanded) · ca expansible (having the capacity to be expanded) · de erweiterbar (having the capacity to be expanded) · de expansionsfähig (having the capacity to be expanded) · pt expansível (having the capacity to be expanded) · es expandible (having the capacity to be expanded) · de ausbaufähig (having the capacity to be expanded) · fr extensible (having the capacity to be expanded) · de erweiterungsfähig (having the capacity to be expanded) · it espandibile (having the capacity to be expanded)

expandable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English expand Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English expandable From expand + -able.

Meanings

  1. Anything that can be expanded.
    • Mobile homes include doublewides, expandables, and single units.

Forms

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expandables Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

inflatable