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adjective
- 1. able to be adjusted: "the car has fully adjustable seats and steering wheel"
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adjective. uk / əˈdʒʌstəbl / us. Add to word list. something that is adjustable can be changed according to how something else changes or in order to make it more suitable: This office chair has an adjustable seat and back.
1. capable of being adjusted. adjustable seat belts. 2.(of loans, mortgages, etc.) having a flexible rate, as one based on money market interest rates or on the rate of inflation or cost of living. 3.(esp of life insurance) having flexible premiums and coverage, based on the insuree's current needs and ability to pay. noun. 4.
1. a. : to bring to a more satisfactory state: (1) : settle, resolve. ways of adjusting conflicts. (2) : rectify. adjust an error. b. : to make correspondent or conformable : adapt. had to adjust our approach. c. : to bring the parts of to a true or more effective relative position. adjust a carburetor. 2. : to reduce to a system : regulate. 3.
Something that's adjustable can be changed or altered so that it works or fits better. A car's adjustable seat can accommodate both very tall and very short drivers. Most belts are adjustable — you can make them larger or smaller depending on the size of your waist.
Definition of adjustable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ADJUSTABLE definition: able to be changed slightly in order to suit different people or situations: . Learn more.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective adjustable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths". 2. adjustable - capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates".
ad•just•a•ble (ə jus′ tə bəl), adj. capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts. Business (of loans, mortgages, etc.) having a flexible rate, as one based on money market interest rates or on the rate of inflation or cost of living.
