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connectable

connectable

1 4.2
Able to join with other devices and parts
  • adjective
  • /kəˈnɛktəbl/
translation icon : conectable
  • It further seemed that the use of this technology had the potential to promote increased participation among those more reserved students who might be reticent to offer oral input to the group but might contribute through the connectable capability of computers.

Examples

  • And there's a really connectable thing to that.

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  • And can you connect those dots or are they connectable dots or take each one?

  • Yeah, that is no, is not commensurable, is not logically connectable perfectly back to the previous paradigm.

  • Many smart home devices are connectable to the same network, allowing for convenient control from a single app.

  • The new accessory is connectable to various types of chargers, making it versatile for different devices.

  • With the right software, your laptop is fully connectable to multiple external displays for better productivity.

Synonyms

linkable
vsconnectable
  • Texting
1 3.5

Can be opened from another web page or document

covers general joining not limited to digital linking
attachable
vsconnectable
1 3.2

A thing that you can fasten to something else

describes general ability to be joined or linked without fastening focus
pluggable
vsconnectable
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A separate part you can add to a device or program to give new features

is broader, not limited to modular or removable component connections
joinable
vsconnectable
3.5

Can connect to another part

is the same meaning but uses a broader, more general term
associable
vsconnectable
6.7

Able to be linked to an idea or memory

implies a firmer ability to join or be attached directly

Antonyms

41 6.2

Not able to work or be used together without causing a problem

How Easy

built-in
59 3.9
plug and play
  • Specialized
2 4.2
connectable
1 4.2
incompatible
41 6.2

Surface Forms

connectable positive

Morphology

connectable = connect (transparent) = connect + able

Regular adjectival formation from the verb 'connect' with the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'capable of being connected'.

Etymology

The word connectable comes from connect, made of con- 'together' and nect 'to tie'. Think of making a knot: connectable means 'able to be joined'.