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detachable

detachable

9 3.5
A part you can remove without damaging the thing it is on
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈtæʧəbl/
translation icon : desmontable
  • Her backpack has a detachable strap, allowing it to be used as a handbag.

OK, the the long silk dress with the detachable flower belt.

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Examples

  • Ask her which bathroom has a detachable showerhead.

  • The text was displayed using white detachable letters on a large blackboard, with a handwritten signature at the bottom.

    Academic text (2014)
  • But how could it do that given its detachable design?

  • This one right here is actually a working prototype complete with detachable keyboard.

  • So obviously that's detachable, so we can separate the pieces and they just hook together when we put it on.

  • And so in here is a dress form from mid thighs all the way up to shoulders with detachable arms.

  • Claws, cutters, and other tools are designed to be readily detachable for maintenance and replacement by other tools.

    Academic text (2008)
  • There is a detachable organizer to hold diskettes, pens, business cards, and cables.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Teachers can create customized quizzes using the game's detachable keyboard, scoreboard, and base control unit.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The chair was equipped with swinging detachable footrests and desk-length armrests and weighed 22 kg.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

removable
vsdetachable
20 3.3

Something you can take off or move to another place

is made so parts can be taken off without damage rather than merely possible
severable
vsdetachable
1 7.9

Part of something that can be removed from the rest, for example a clause in a contract

is made to be taken off without damage, not only able to split
releasable
vsdetachable
1 4.0

Made so it can be easily taken off or opened, like a strap

is meant to be taken off safely without causing damage rather than ease
pluggable
vsdetachable
  • Specialized
1 5.3

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

is meant for parts that come off without damage, not only for system modules
dissociable
vsdetachable
7.7

Able to be separated or treated as separate from something else

is about a part made to be taken off safely, not only seen as different

Antonyms

650 3.2

Continuing for a long time and unlikely to change

How Removable

detachable
9 3.5
modular
  • Specialized
17 5.4
fixed
1.0

Surface Forms

detachable positive

Morphology

detachable = detach (transparent) = detach + able

The adjective is transparently formed from the verb 'detach' + '-able', meaning 'capable of being detached'.

Etymology

Detachable comes from de- 'off' and the common word attach 'to fasten', so it originally meant 'able to be taken off'. That's why a detachable part is one you can remove from something without damage.