Adjustable
[ə'dʒʌstəbl]
Definition
(adj.) capable of being regulated; 'adjustable interest rates' .
(adj.) capable of being changed so as to match or fit; 'adjustable seat belts' .
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Definition
(a.) Capable of being adjusted.
Typist: Merritt
Examples
- A hopper with adjustable feed is supported several feet above a bin having a central partition. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- This pad was carried on the end of a vibrating arm whose lateral movement was limited between two adjustable points. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He had also now learned to make the lenses adjustable, by fixing the tubes that held them so that they could be drawn out of, or pushed into the main tube of the telescope. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The movable jaw is adjustable and can be set to crush stones to a certain size. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The disks are compressed by means of an adjustable screw; and in this manner the resistance of a circuit can be varied over a wide range. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Ordinary ploughs are converted into cultivators by supplying them with double adjustable mould boards. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The rolling machines through which the ingots are passed are adjustable, the space between the rollers being governed by the operator. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This ovenette has what is called a middle ring, which makes it adjustable to two sizes when large or small quantities of food are to be prepared. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Rene