inoperable
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7.1
- adjective
- /ɪˈnɑːpərəbəl/
:
inoperativo
- There is usually one cause for a new power steering pump to be inoperable: damage during pulley installation.
- rendered inoperable
- inoperable communications
- inoperable system
Examples
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These infections can clog patient-monitoring equipment and other software systems, at times rendering the devices temporarily inoperable.
Blog text (6) -
There is currently no east/west travel over Route 1, as many traffic lights in town are still inoperable.
Blog text (31) -
The employee did not explain that the mill was inoperable due to this broken shaft.
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Failure to use the proper installation tool can crack the pump housing and cause the pump to be inoperable.
Blog text (12) -
The lower two pizza ovens are inoperable, he said on Nov. 8, slowing down service to customers when the place is busy.
Blog text (12) -
Six sewer pumping stations were rendered inoperable by fire and blast within a radius of one mile.
Blog text (9) -
Manual dosing should not be allowed when automatic dosing equipment is inoperable.
Academic text (1993) -
He also inspected the equipment and found that many of the vehicles were inoperable, so within days he began an extensive cleanup and vehicle repair operation.
Fiction book (1990) -
Farm jobs will come into play once the farmers realize that their machines are inoperable—once the disaster sinks in.
Blog text (8) -
The broken computer has been inoperable since last week, preventing me from finishing my work.
Synonyms
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2.1
Not working so you cannot use it, like a machine or toilet
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2.3
Damaged or broken so it does not work
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3.5
Not working or available to use, often for a short time
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5.5
Not working or not having any effect
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8.2
No longer working because it is broken or destroyed
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4.4
Not working or broken
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3.9
Not working and so not doing its job
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4.6
Not working or currently not in use
Not working or not treated by surgery
Not operating or being used
Broken or not in use
Not useful for everyday tasks
Antonyms
How Operable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inoperable comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and operable, like operate which means 'to work' or 'function'. So when a machine, system, or device is inoperable, it simply means it is 'not able to work' or be used as intended.