protractibleadj.

Brit.

/prəˈtraktəbl/, U.S.

/prəˈtræktəb(ə)l/,

/proʊˈtræktəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: protract v., -ible suffix.

Etymology: < protract v. + -ible suffix. Compare earlier protractile adj.

Capable of being protracted or extended.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > capable of being protracted

continuable1787

protractible1830

1830 Westm. Rev. Oct. 434 In the infinitely protractible part with which, under his plan,..jury trial is preceded.

1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 284 324 Protractible anterior extensions of mantle tissue may have been used for deposit feeding.

1991 Jrnl. Paleontol. 65 847/2 The main thecal orifice housed a protractible tentacular system that was extended to feed on suspended nutrients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protractible
释义	protractibleadj. Brit. /prəˈtraktəbl/, U.S. /prəˈtræktəb(ə)l/, /proʊˈtræktəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: protract v., -ible suffix. Etymology: < protract v. + -ible suffix. Compare earlier protractile adj. Capable of being protracted or extended. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > capable of being protracted continuable1787 protractible1830 1830 Westm. Rev. Oct. 434 In the infinitely protractible part with which, under his plan,..jury trial is preceded. 1978 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 284 324 Protractible anterior extensions of mantle tissue may have been used for deposit feeding. 1991 Jrnl. Paleontol. 65 847/2 The main thecal orifice housed a protractible tentacular system that was extended to feed on suspended nutrients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1830
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