expandable
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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(of gases) capable of expansion
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able to expand or be expanded
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