ADJUSTABLE

adjustable

(adjective) capable of being regulated; “adjustable interest rates”

adjustable

(adjective) capable of being changed so as to match or fit; “adjustable seat belts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

adjustable (comparative more adjustable, superlative most adjustable)

capable of being adjusted

Noun

adjustable (plural adjustables)

Anything that can be adjusted.

Source: Wiktionary


Ad*just"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being adjusted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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