Meaning of EXTENSIBLE
| Pronunciation: | | ik'stensubul
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" |
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EXTENSIBLE is a 10 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | extensile, protractible, protractile, protrusible, protrusile |
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| | Antonyms: | | inextensible, nonextensile, nonprotractile | | | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See
{Extend}.]
Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth;
susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the
opposite of contractible or compressible. ``An extensible
membrane'' --Holder.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Said of a system (e.g., program, file format, programming language, protocol, etc.) designed to easily allow the addition of new features at a later date, e.g. through the use of hooks, an api or plug-ins. See also extend, forward compatible. |
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