adjustable

ad·just

 (ə-jŭst′)

v. ad·just·ed, ad·just·ing, ad·justs

v.tr.

1.

a. To move or change (something) so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition: adjust the timing of a car's engine; adjust a hearing aid to amplify lower frequencies.

b. To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else: adjusted the schedule to allow for everyone's vacation plans; adjusted the old monetary figures to account for inflation. See Synonyms at adapt.

2. In chiropractic medicine, to manipulate (the spine and other body structures) to treat disorders and restore normal function of the nervous system.

3. To decide how much is to be paid on (an insurance claim).

v.intr.

To become adapted or accustomed, as to a new situation: Have you adjusted to working with your new colleagues?

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[Obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster, from Vulgar Latin *adiūxtāre, to put close to : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin iūxtā, near; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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ad·just′a·ble adj.

ad·just′a·bly adv.

ad·just′er, ad·jus′tor n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	adjustable - capable of being changed so as to match or fit; "adjustable seat belts" 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" changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

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adjustable

adjective alterable, flexible, adaptable, malleable, movable, tractable, modifiable, mouldable The bag has adjustable straps.

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adjustable

adjective

Capable of adapting or being adapted:

adaptable, adaptive, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple.

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Translations

قَابِلٌ لِلتَعْدِيلمُمْكِن تَعْدِيلَه أو ضَبْطَه

nastavitelnýpřizpůsobitelný

justerbarregulerbarindstillelig

verstellbar

προσαρμόσιμος

ajustable

säädettävä

ajustableréglable

prilagodljiv

állítható

stillanlegur, færanlegur

regolabile

調整できる

조정할 수 있는

aanpasbaar

justerbarregulerbar

regulowany

ajustável

регулируемый

reglerbar

ปรับตัวได้

ayarlanabilir

điều chỉnh được

可调整的可调节的

adjustable

[əˈdʒʌstəbl]

A. ADJ → ajustable, regulable
the date is adjustable → podemos cambiar la fecha

B. CPD adjustable spanner N → llave f inglesa

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adjustable

[əˈdʒʌstəb^əl] adj [strap, seat, shelf] → réglable; [steering] → réglable
The seats are fully adjustable → Les sièges sont entièrement réglables.adjustable spanner n (British) → clé f universelle

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adjustable

adj tool, angle, strap, shelf, chair → verstellbar; height → verstellbar, regulierbar; shape → veränderlich, variabel; speed, temperature → regulierbar; tax, deadline, rate of production/repayment → beweglich, flexibel; person, animal, plant → anpassungsfähig; partitions make the shape of the office adjustable → durch Trennwände lässt sich die Form des Büros verändern

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adjustable

[əˈdʒʌstəbl] adj → regolabile
adjustable pliers → pinza $ regolabile → fsg

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adjust

(əˈdʒast) verb

1. (often with to) to change so as to make or be better suited. He soon adjusted to his new way of life. aanpas يَتَكَيَّف، يُكَيِّف نَفْسَه приспособявам ajustar-se přizpůsobit se sich anpassen justere; tilpasse (sig) προσαρμόζω, προσαρμόζομαιamoldarse kohandama, kohanema تطبیق دادن sopeutua ajuster לְהַתְאִים अनुकूल बनना prilagoditi alkalmazkodik vmihez menyesuaikan diri, menyetel stilla, aðlaga adeguarsi 調整する 적응하다 prisitaikyti piemērot; pielāgot menyesuaikan diri zich aanpassentilpasse przystosowywać się برابرول ؛ ajustar-se a (se) adapta (la) приспосабливать prispôsobiť sa prilagoditi (se) prilagoditi anpassa ปรับตัว uyum sağlamak, alışmak 適應 пристосовувати, погоджувати ہم آہنگ بنانا ، موافق بنانا điều chỉnh 适应于

2. to change (the position of, setting of). Adjust the setting of the alarm clock. verstel يَضْبِط جِهَازَاً нагласявам acertar upravit, nastavit einstellen stille; regulere ρυθμίζωajustar õigeks seadma تنظیم کردن säätää régler לְכַוונֵן व्यवस्थित करना namjestiti (be)állít menyetel stilla regolare 調節する 조정하다 sureguliuoti uzstādīt; noregulēt ubah verstellenstille, regulere nastawiać, regulować تنظیمول acertar a regla регулировать upraviť, nastaviť uravnati podesiti ställa in, justera ปรับ ayarlamak 調整 регулювати; встановлювати تبدیل کرنا chỉnh 调整

aˈdjustable adjective

able to be adjusted. This car has adjustable seats. verstelbaar مُمْكِن تَعْدِيلَه أو ضَبْطَه регулируем regulável nastavitelný, přizpůsobitelný verstellbar indstillelig; justerbar; regulerbar ρυθμιζόμενος regulable reguleeritav قابل تنظیم säädettävä réglableמתכוונן समायोज्य podesiv állítható bisa disetel stillanlegur, færanlegur regolabile 調整できる 적응할 수 있는 reguliuojamas regulējams; piemērojams boleh diubah verstelbaarregulerbarregulowany تنظیمولو regulável reglabil регулируемый prestaviteľný ki se da regulirati podesiv ställbar, justerbar ปรับได้ ayarlanabilir 可調整的 регульований; той, що пристосовується موافقت پذیر ، تطابق پذیر có thể điều chỉnh 可调整的

aˈdjustment noun

verstelling ضَبْط ، تَعْدِيل нагаждане retificação úprava, přizpůsobení die Einrichtung justering; tilpasning; regulering προσαρμογήajuste reguleerimine تنظیم säätö réglage שינוי קל, כוונון, תיקון सुधार, समायोजन podešavanje (be)igazítás; beállítás penyesuaian diri stilling aggiustamento, adattamento 調整 조정 pri(si)taikymas, reguliavimas sakārtošana; noregulēšana pengubahan regelingtilpasning, reguleringzmiana, poprawa منظم ؛برابر rectificação reglaj регулирование úprava naravnanje podešavanje inställning, justering การปรับเปลี่ยน ayarlama 調整 пристосування, регулювання ترتیب ، مطابقت sự điều chỉnh 调整

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adjustable

→ قَابِلٌ لِلتَعْدِيل nastavitelný justerbar verstellbar προσαρμόσιμος ajustable säädettävä ajustable prilagodljiv regolabile 調整できる 조정할 수 있는 aanpasbaar justerbar regulowany ajustável регулируемый reglerbar ปรับตัวได้ ayarlanabilir điều chỉnh được 可调节的

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adjustable

adj ajustable, regulable, graduable

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