expandable

Thân thiện

A scientist demonstrates an expandable gas inside a sealed glass container.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being expanded: Describes something that can increase in size, volume, quantity, or scope.
   • Able to be enlarged or extended: Often refers to physical objects, systems, or concepts that are designed to allow for growth or addition.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The suitcase is expandable, so you can pack more items for a longer trip.
  • The company uses an expandable database system to accommodate future growth.
  • This is an expandable hose; it stretches to three times its length when water flows through it.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Engineering Context: Describes components or systems designed with the capacity for future enlargement.
  • The software architecture is modular and expandable, allowing for new features to be added easily.
• Figurative Use: Can describe non-physical things like ideas or opportunities.
  • His business plan is expandable into multiple markets.

Variants and Related Words

• Expand (verb): To increase in size, volume, quantity, or scope.
  • The company plans to expand its operations next year.
• Expansion (noun): The action of becoming larger or more extensive.
  • The expansion of the airport will take two years.
• Expansive (adjective): Covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive.
  • She gave an expansive description of her travels.

Synonyms

• Extendable: Capable of being made longer or larger.
• Elastic: Able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after being stretched.
• Scalable: Capable of being easily expanded or upgraded on demand.

Antonyms

• Fixed: Not subject to change or expansion.
• Inflexible: Not capable of being bent or modified.
• Contractible: Capable of becoming smaller.

Related Phrases/Concepts

• "Expandable memory": A common computing term for storage that can be increased, often via additional hardware.
  • The phone has expandable memory via a microSD card slot.
• "Expandable section": In web design or documents, a part that can be clicked to reveal more content.
  • Click the plus icon to open the expandable section for more details.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of gases) capable of expansion
2. able to expand or be expanded

Từ đồng nghĩa

• expandible
• expansible
• expansile