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joinable

joinable

3.5
Can connect to another part
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɔɪnəbl/
translation icon : unible
  • Check if the pipes are joinable before starting the installation.

Examples

  • The two metal rods are joinable using a special clamp.

  • Are these two parts joinable?

  • Only joinable sections of the software can be combined for this project.

  • This module is joinable with the existing framework.

  • The two metal rods are joinable using a special clamp.

  • Only joinable sections of the software can be combined for this project.

  • Check if the pipes are joinable before starting the installation.

Synonyms

connectable
vsjoinable
1 4.2

Able to join with other devices and parts

is the same meaning but uses fewer listed attachment words
addable
vsjoinable
5.5

A thing you can put with other things

focuses on being attached or fastened rather than on being placed onto

Surface Forms

joinable positive

Morphology

joinable = join (transparent) = join + able

Meaning is the regular result of adding '-able' to 'join': 'able to be joined'.

Etymology

Joinable is made from join and the ending -able, and join comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to join'. Think of a metal clamp making a joint between two rods — if something is joinable you can connect it to something else.