"expandable" meaning in English

See expandable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more expandable [comparative], most expandable [superlative]
Etymology: 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52

Noun

Forms: expandables [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-expandable-en-noun-q9nN3FGZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 44 56

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "having the capacity to be expanded",
      "word": "expansionsfähig"
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      "sense": "having the capacity to be expanded",
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