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relocatable

relocatable

4.2
Able to be moved to a different place
  • adjective
  • /ˌriːloʊˈkeɪtəbl/
translation icon : movible
  • "... a future credible land-based strategic nuclear deterrent force must be capable of rapidly holding at risk a wide range of surface and subsurface targets to include, but not limited to, fixed soft and hard targets; hard and deeply buried targets; chemical and biological production, storage, and delivery system facilities; strategic relocatable targets; heavily defended targets; and targets that emerge unexpectedly on short notice.

Examples

  • The Ultraguard CleanStation is a relocatable softwall clean room ranging from Class 10 through Class 100,000.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Its distributed, mobile, and relocatable systems make missile defense assets more difficult for an adversary to target, enhancing survivability.

    Blog text (26)
  • The office furniture is designed to be relocatable, allowing for flexible workspace arrangements.

  • They chose a relocatable module for their classroom, which could be easily moved to different locations on campus.

  • This relocatable shelter can be quickly set up in various locations to provide temporary housing after disasters.

Synonyms

movable
vsrelocatable
13 2.5

Can be carried to another place

is broader and applies to any movement or change of position
transferable
vsrelocatable
8 3.9

Able to be given to another person, for example a ticket

is limited to physical moving between places or changes of position
moveable
vsrelocatable
  • UK
5 3.0

A thing that you can take to another place, like furniture

is about being moved or transferred to a different place or position
transportable
vsrelocatable
3 3.7

Able to be moved or carried from one place to another

focuses on general ability to change place or position rather than being carried
transplantable
vsrelocatable
  • Specialized
1 5.6

Able to be moved and put into another person or place, for example an organ and a plant

refers to ability to move to a different place or position generally
shiftable
vsrelocatable
4.4

A thing that can be moved to a different place

is about moving between places or positions, not rearranging order
placeable
vsrelocatable
3.8

Able to be put in a place like a wall or shelf

is about being moved between places rather than only being set down
positionable
vsrelocatable
5.6

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

focuses on movement or transfer, not just careful placement or angle changes

Antonyms

46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

14 4.4

Not able to move or be moved, like a statue

Compounds

relocatable program
  • Specialized
6.8

A computer program that can be loaded and run from different parts of computer memory without change

How Movable

portable
157 2.9
relocatable
4.2
movable
13 2.5
immovable
11 4.4

Surface Forms

relocatable positive

Morphology

relocatable = relocate (transparent) = re + locat + able

The step from 'relocate' to 'relocatable' is a regular '-able' formation meaning 'able to be relocated'.

Etymology

Relocatable comes from re- 'again' and locate 'to place', the same root as location. So a relocatable object, room, or building can be moved to another 'place' and used there.