movable
13
2.5
- adjective
- /ˈmuːvəbl/
:
móvil
- Traffic cops had shifted the movable barriers on Canal Street to let them through.
- movable system
- movable type
- movable property
So Aaron ordered this high tunnel, which is totally collapsible and movable, which is great, and had it installed.
- So Aaron ordered this high tunnel, which is totally collapsible and movable, which is great, and had it installed.
- Now suppose this one's, as it were, moving on a on a on a movable platform is moving toward the wall.
- And that trajectory of what reflective or paper like displays are, is a way to basically make matter movable.
Examples
-
The machine has a tiny video camera pointing at a movable easel below.
Academic text (1996) -
All of this stuff is movable if you want to use and access different parts of the sink.
-
And let's imagine this is a box with movable walls.
-
I also love that this little mount here is movable, although I think I might have got some sand in it.
-
Where in the house is the stove located and is it movable and can we possibly put it outside of the house?
-
The pink color was even and strong, and the tiny movable joints still moved freely.
Fiction book (1996) -
So a bridge is a structure that's designed to be able to carry movable loads from one side to another.
-
So Aaron ordered this high tunnel, which is totally collapsible and movable, which is great, and had it installed.
-
Now, in time lapse footage, Adam adds movable shelves to each bookcase he finishes.
-
The conference room features a large table with movable sections that can be adjusted for different group sizes.
Synonyms
157
2.9
Easy to carry or move because it is small and light
81
2.7
Able to change or move easily
5
3.0
A thing that you can take to another place, like furniture
3
3.7
Able to be moved or carried from one place to another
Able to be moved to a different place
A thing that can be moved to a different place
Easy to carry by one person
Antonyms
Compounds
How Movable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Movable as an adjective comes from the same root mov- meaning 'to move' plus -able meaning 'able to be'. So movable simply describes something you can move or carry from one place to another.