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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out;
- Example: "an extensile tongue"
- Example: "an extensible measuring rule"
[syn: extensile, extensible]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Extensible \Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See Extend.] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible. "An extensible membrane" --Holder. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

extensible adj 1: capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" [syn: extensile, extensible] [ant: inextensible, nonextensile, nonprotractile]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

extensible Said of a system (e.g., program, file format, programming language, protocol, etc.) designed to easily allow the addition of new features at a later date, e.g. through the use of hooks, an API or plug-ins. See also extend, forward compatible. (1998-01-15)