English Explanatory Dictionary

adjustable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being adjusted.
  2. Designed to be adjusted without difficulty.
noun
  1. Anything that can be adjusted.
  2. Ellipsis of adjustable spanner.

Pronunciation

/əˈd͡ʒʌstəbəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-adjustable.wav

Word forms

adjustable more adjustable most adjustable adjustables

Etymology

From adjust + -able.

Derived words

adjustable bend adjustable hitch adjustable loop adjustable pliers adjustable spanner adjustable wrench adjustably nonadjustable readjustable semiadjustable unadjustable

Translations

Bulgarian: нагласяем Bulgarian: регулируем Catalan: ajustable Czech: nastavitelný Dutch: aanpasbaar Dutch: regelbaar Finnish: säädettävä French: ajustable French: réglable Galician: axustable German: einstellbar German: justierbar German: verstellbar Icelandic: stillanlegur Italian: modificabile Italian: regolabile Manx: so-chiartaghey Portuguese: ajustável Romanian: ajustabil Spanish: ajustable Spanish: regulable Spanish: graduable Swedish: justerbar Swedish: inställbar Swedish: reglerbar
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