"expandable" meaning in English

See expandable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more expandable [comparative], most expandable [superlative]
Etymology: From expand + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|expand|able}} expand + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} expandable (comparative more expandable, superlative most expandable)
  1. Having the capacity to be expanded. Derived forms: nonexpandable, unexpandable Translations (having the capacity to be expanded): разширяем (razširjaem) (Bulgarian), 可扩展的 (Chinese Mandarin), laajennettava (Finnish), extensible [feminine, masculine] (French), expandierbar (German), erweiterbar (German), ausbaufähig (German), ausdehnbar (note: in space) (German), ausdehnungsfähig (note: in space) (German), erweiterungsfähig (German), expansionsfähig (German), expansionsbereit (english: ready for expansion) (German), dilatabile (Italian), espandibile (Italian), yn-lheanaghey (Manx), ampliable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-expandable-en-adj-Sp6KeHGn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 48 52

Noun

Forms: expandables [plural]
Etymology: From expand + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|expand|able}} expand + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} expandable (plural expandables)
  1. Anything that can be expanded. Related terms: inflatable
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Inflected forms

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