"retractable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Catalan]

IPA: [rə.tɾəkˈtab.blə] [Balearic, Central], [re.tɾakˈta.ble] [Valencian] Forms: retractables [feminine, masculine, plural]
Etymology: From retractar + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|ca|retractar|-able}} retractar + -able Head templates: {{ca-adj}} retractable m or f (masculine and feminine plural retractables)
  1. retractable Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-retractable-ca-adj-6ySa~7P2
  2. thermoretractable Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: termoretractable
    Sense id: en-retractable-ca-adj-KAhEQZQc Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Catalan terms suffixed with -able: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: retractabilitat

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɹiˈtɹæktɪbəl/, /ɹəˈtɹæktəbəl/
Etymology: retract + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retract|able}} retract + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} retractable (not comparable)
  1. Capable of being retracted; retractile. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: irretractable, nonretractable, thermoretractable, unretractable Related terms: pull-down Translations (capable of being retracted): retractable (Catalan), 伸缩自如的 (Chinese Mandarin), sisäänvedettävä (Finnish), rétractable [feminine, masculine] (French), rétractile [feminine, masculine] (French), einziehbar (German), retrattile (Italian), rientrabile (Italian), retraibile (Italian), ritrattabile (Italian), yn-chraplaghey (Manx), yn-hirkaghey (Manx), yn-yrjaghey (Manx), втя́гивающийся (vtjágivajuščijsja) (Russian), убира́ющийся (ubirájuščijsja) (Russian), infällbar (Swedish), indragbar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-retractable-en-adj-a9BERhC1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 92 8

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹiˈtɹæktɪbəl/, /ɹəˈtɹæktəbəl/ Forms: retractables [plural]
Etymology: retract + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|retract|able}} retract + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} retractable (plural retractables)
  1. A retractable pen.
    Sense id: en-retractable-en-noun-H7S-06Kd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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