retractability
Ability to withdraw
Retractability is the quality of being retractable—capable of being drawn back or withdrawn.
The term applies to physical mechanisms like landing gear or awnings, and to statements or claims that can be taken back: The retractability of the accusation was questionable once it went public.
Often appears in technical specifications or legal contexts.
Sliding sections that compact
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
servo · gear · pulley · spool · reel · hinge · pivot · latch
Mounted overhead shelter
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- sunroofRetractable automotive ceiling panel
- convertibleCar with folding roof
- penInk-filled writing tool
seatbelt · leash · umbrella · blinds · canopy · stylus · tonneau
Capacity to be lengthened
- undoReverse a prior action
- resetRestore to original state
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- restoreReturn to earlier state
return · recoverability · repeatability · recoil · snapback · springback
State of being compressed
- portabilityEase of carrying
- storabilityEase of storage
- foldabilityCapacity to bend flat
- collapsibilityAbility to fold compact
concealability · space-saving · streamlining · aerodynamics · sleekness · modularity · versatility · configurability
telescoping
Sliding sections that compact
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
actuator · servo · gear · pulley · spool · reel · hinge · pivot · latch · catch
awning
Mounted overhead shelter
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- sunroofRetractable automotive ceiling panel
- convertibleCar with folding roof
pen · seatbelt · leash · umbrella · blinds · canopy · stylus · tonneau
extendability
Capacity to be lengthened
restore · return · recoverability · repeatability · recoil · snapback · springback
compactness
State of being compressed
- portabilityEase of carrying
- storabilityEase of storage
- foldabilityCapacity to bend flat
collapsibility · concealability · space-saving · streamlining · aerodynamics · sleekness · modularity · versatility · configurability · transformability
claws
Animal gripping nails
tentacles · eyestalks · antennae · tongue · stinger · ovipositor · pseudopods · horns · spines
retractabilitypermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
irrevocability · finality · irreversibility · fixedness · indelibility
retractabilityfixedness
State of being stationary
permanence · rigidity · immobility · fixity · deployment
contract, attract, extract, tractor, retract, abstract, traction, detract, protract