Retractable

Pronunciation

• IPA: /riˈtræktɪbÉ™l/, /rəˈtræktÉ™bÉ™l/

Origin

retract + -able

Full definition of retractable

Adjective

1. Capable of being retracted; retractile.

Noun

1. A retractable pen.
• 1979, Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxySomewhere in the cosmos, he said, ... there was also a planet entirely given over to Biro life forms. ... Veet Voogajig suddenly claimed to have found this planet, and to have worked there for a while driving a limousine for a family of cheap green retractables ...