Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The property of being retractable; capacity for being retracted. Also
retractibility .
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What to look for: Top-quality poles are lightweight with comfortable grips, adjustable lengths, retractability (for easy packing), and an antishock system to reduce pressure on your arms.
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What to look for: Top-quality poles are lightweight with comfortable grips, adjustable lengths, retractability for easy packing, and an antishock system to reduce pressure on your arms.
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Despite the obvious evolutionary importance of retractability, not much has been written about it.
Archive 2008-02-01 AYDIN 2008
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Despite the obvious evolutionary importance of retractability, not much has been written about it.
Retractability into shell in snails AYDIN 2008
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He also refers to the fact that the claws of his specimen are not retractile, and mentions that in the original description both in Latin and English the retractability of the claws is pointed out as a distinction between
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870
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Neat freaks will rejoice at this retractability, because god forbid they stick their chargers in the glove box or something.
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Neat freaks will rejoice at this retractability, because god forbid they stick their chargers in the glove box or something.
Gizmodo 2009
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