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Definition of adjustable : Capable of being adjusted.

Synonyms:

change, stretchable, pliable, elastic, malleable, pliant, tractable, adaptive, supple

irresolute, unsteady, flighty, changeable, restless, adaptable, mercurial, unsettled, vacillating, modifiable, transposable, varying, precarious, movable, shifting, ever-changing, mutable, protean, wavering, variable, alterable, inconstant, changeful, reformable, unstable, vicissitudinous, flexible, convertible, volatile, versatile, fluid, transformable, fickle

Usage examples:

• The invention consists in a novel and improved mode of adjusting the plane- iron to regulate the depth of the cut of the same, in connection with an adjustable cap, all being constructed and arranged in such a manner that the plane- iron may be " set" with the greatest facility and firmly retained in position by the adjustment simply of the cap to the plane- iron, after the latter is set, and the cap also rendered capable of being adjusted to compensate for the wear of the " sole" or face of the plane stock. - "Woodworking Tools 1600-1900", Peter C. Welsh.
• A hopper with adjustable feed is supported several feet above a bin having a central partition. - "Edison, His Life and Inventions", Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin.
• Whatever the design of the case- and, of course, it must harmonize with the other wood of the room- its shelves must be easily adjustable to books of different heights, standing in compact rows and not half opened to become permanently warped and spoiled. - "The Complete Home", Various.