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dissociable

dissociable

7.7
Able to be separated or treated as separate from something else
  • adjective
  • /dɪˈsoʊʃəbl/
translation icon : disociable
  • This finding demonstrates that object concepts are represented in part by dissociable types of information that are called upon when needed to support object identification.

And the example radiation speaks to the fact that pain and tissue damage are dissociable from one another.

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Examples

  • And the example radiation speaks to the fact that pain and tissue damage are dissociable from one another.

  • Importantly, the directions of those two interactions were different, which supports the notion that these variables are dissociable.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Instead, it is composed of a variety of distinct and dissociable processes and systems.

    Academic text (1997)
  • REM sleep and dreaming on are are what we call doubly dissociable functions.

  • Third, the three dimensions of mind-wandering were empirically dissociable based on their quadratic parameters.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Bates, E., Bretherton, I., & Snyder, L. (1988). From first words to grammar: Individual differences and dissociable mechanisms. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

    Academic text (2012)
  • A non-significant interaction between thought dimension and a time term indicates that the given slope does not differ substantially between the three dimensions of thought, whereas a significant interaction indicates that the dimensions have dissociable slopes.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In general, our results are consistent with the literature showing dissociable effects of structural and functional information (see also Bub & Masson, 2012; Bub et al., 2003, 2008; Jax & Buxbaum, 2013), but we show that they do so in a context-sensitive manner.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In psychology, memory and emotion are often seen as dissociable, allowing for one to exist independently of the other.

  • The scientist argued that various cognitive functions are dissociable, meaning they can operate separately without interfering with each other.

Synonyms

separable
vsdissociable
2 4.6

Able to be taken apart from something else

focuses on being seen as distinct, not on the act of taking apart
severable
vsdissociable
1 7.9

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

refers to being regarded as distinct rather than physically detached
isolable
vsdissociable
8.9

Can be separated from other things

emphasizes being thought of as separate rather than kept alone
partible
vsdissociable
  • Specialized
9.9

Able to be divided into parts

is the general ability to be seen as separate beyond property cases
segregable
vsdissociable
8.4

Able to be divided from other things and kept on its own

is broader, meaning separable without implying group division specifically
decomposable
vsdissociable
5.8

Able to be separated into smaller parts

means separable in idea or relation rather than physical breakdown

Antonyms

127 4.1

Different parts join to make one whole

14 5.8

Cannot be split into parts

How Separable

divisible
1 3.7
detachable
9 3.5
dissociable
7.7
connected
2.5
inseparable
46 3.4

Surface Forms

dissociable positive

Morphology

dissociable = dissociate (semi-transparent) = dis + soci + ate + able

The meaning is mostly predictable from 'dissociate', but the stem change from 'dissociate' to 'dissociable' makes the derivation less straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word dissociable comes from the parts dis- 'apart' and soci- 'companion', the same root you see in associate and 'social'. So something dissociable can be taken 'apart' or thought of as separate from what it was joined to.