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Retractable vs Extendable - What's the difference?

retractable | extendable |

As adjectives the difference between retractable and extendable

is that retractable is retractable (capable of being retracted) while extendable is capable of being extended.

retractable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being retracted; retractile.

    • See also

    * pull-down

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A retractable pen.
  • * 1979 , Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    • Somewhere in the cosmos, he said,

    extendable

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • capable of being extended

    • Synonyms

    * extendible