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decodable

decodable

4.2
Able to be changed from a code into something you can read or hear
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈkoʊdəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : decodificable
  • And you can see here is a map of where those different types of information were decodable from the neural activity.
  • decodable word

Examples

  • In contrast, decodable word lists require students to use their decoding skills much like a nonsense word fluency measure, but with real words.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Oral reading fluency was assessed with a decodable passage leveled for use in early first grade.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The Word Attack subtest is an untimed test of a student's ability to read progressively harder pseudowords that are all phonetically decodable.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Level 1's 120 lessons are constructed so that each of these strands is interwoven into daily lessons comprising 7 to 10 short interrelated activities that focus on building alphabetic decoding skills and having students read fully decodable connected text by Lesson 7.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The text was written in a format that was easily decodable, allowing readers to understand it without difficulty.

  • Teachers often use decodable books to help young children practice their reading skills.

  • If the instructions are decodable, even beginners will be able to follow them without any confusion.

Synonyms

comprehensible
vsdecodable
11 3.7

Easy to understand

concerns restoring original content from code rather than general clarity
decipherable
vsdecodable
1 3.7

Easy to read or understand

is about converting from coded or compressed forms into original understandable form
interpretable
vsdecodable
1 5.7

Able to be understood or explained

focuses specifically on converting coded or encrypted input into original form

How Decodable

decodable
  • Specialized
4.2

Surface Forms

decodable positive

Morphology

decodable = decode (transparent) = de + code + able

Standard adjective formation from the verb 'decode' meaning 'able to be decoded'.

Etymology

Decodable comes from the verb decode, made of de- meaning 'remove' and code meaning 'a system of secret signs or a message'. So something decodable can be turned back from a secret or coded form into normal, understandable words, like opening a locked box with the right key.