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placeable

placeable

3.8
Able to be put in a place like a wall or shelf
  • adjective
  • /ˈpleɪsəbl/
translation icon : ubicable
  • We need to ensure that each component is placeable without any restrictions during assembly.

Examples

  • In the new software, buttons are placeable anywhere on the screen, allowing for a customized layout.

  • The methodology has been exercised on chips having several million transistors and more than 250,000 placeable objects (corresponding to about one million gates), including large blocks such as growable array structures.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The map shows several placeable markers that can be added to highlight important locations.

Synonyms

positionable
vsplaceable
5.6

A thing, like a shelf or lamp, that you can move and set at different angles

is the same sense but expressed as a different word form

How Placeable

placeable
3.8

Surface Forms

placeable positive

Morphology

placeable = place (transparent) = place + able

The word 'placeable' is transparently derived from the verb 'place' with the suffix '-able', indicating capability.

Etymology

Placeable comes from the simple word place ('position' or 'where you put something') and the ending -able ('able to be'). So, placeable means 'able to be put in a particular position or location', like a shelf that can be put on any wall.