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pocketable

pocketable

1 4.4
Small enough to fit into a pocket
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɑkɪtəbl/
translation icon : portátil
  • With its compact size, this camera is pocketable and ideal for travel.
  • pocketable camera
  • pocketable design

There's so many different approaches to these kind of pocketable convertible things.

Examples

  • Her pocketable tablet fits perfectly in my jacket pocket without bulging.

  • The resulting camera and lens assembly may even be small enough to be pocketable, a design feature that is usually impractical with conventional SLR bodies and lens assemblies.

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  • It's also just about pocketable.

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  • But that is truly pocketable without being bulgy.

  • They already have the reasonably priced, fast primes to keep it pocketable.

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  • There is the very neat, very pocketable Latte Panda Alpha in its Titan case.

  • The camera's combination of a large sensor and excellent lens produced the closest thing to DSLR image quality in a pocketable camera that we've seen thus far.

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  • The Galaxy Note II combines the features of a smartphone and tablet, giving users the best of both worlds with its large yet pocketable 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED screen.

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  • ... millimeter or two thicker, but nobody's counting—making the smaller bodies like the E-PL5 and E-PM1 very pocketable indeed.

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  • The new smartphone has a pocketable design, making it easy to carry anywhere.

Synonyms

pocket-sized
vspocketable
3 3.2

Small enough to fit in a pocket and easy to carry

is the same meaning but used in a different word form
pocket-size
vspocketable
1 3.2

Small enough to fit in a pocket and easy to carry

has identical meaning but differs only as an alternative form

How Small

tiny
1.0
pocketable
1 4.4
compact
60 4.1
medium
162 1.3
large
2 1.0

Surface Forms

pocketable positive

Morphology

pocketable = pocket (transparent) = pocket + able

Clear derivation from 'pocket' + '-able' meaning 'able to be placed in or carried by a pocket', which is directly accessible to learners.

Etymology

The word pocketable comes from the everyday word pocket plus the ending -able, which means 'can' or 'able to'. So pocketable means 'can fit in a pocket', which is why we use it for small items you can carry easily.