expandible

• Variante désuète de « expandable », signifiant capable d'être étendu, agrandi ou augmenté en taille, en volume ou en portée.

An obsolete variant of 'expandable', meaning capable of being expanded or increased in size, volume, or scope.

1. Able to increase in size or volumeB2formal

   Capable of being made larger, extended, or enlarged.

   Extensible

   • The file format is expandible to accommodate more data.
   • This bridge has an expandible section for ship passage.
   • The memory in this device is expandible via a microSD slot.

   Synonymesexpandableexpansibleextendableextendibleextensibleinflatablestretchable

   Antonymescompressibleshrinkable

2. Capable of expansion (of gases)C1formalscientific

   Having the property of increasing in volume when pressure is decreased or temperature is increased.

   dilatable

   • Gases are more expandible than liquids under similar conditions.
   • The experiment measured the expandible nature of the gas.
   • Expansible gases require careful storage due to pressure changes.

   Synonymesexpandableexpansible