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rotatable

rotatable

1 4.5
Able to be turned around, like a screen or camera
  • adjective
  • /roʊˈteɪtəbəl/
translation icon : giratorio
  • The chair is designed with a rotatable base, making it easy to turn in any direction.
  • 3D rotatable

Examples

  • It is only logical that the camera delivers the rotatable liquid crystal screen.

    Blog text (31)
  • It's a robot arm, rigid links with rotatable joints and it's performing very important tasks up there.

  • And in the side chains, then we'll have rotatable bonds over the side chains.

  • However, there have been no studies that have investigated the effects of 3D and rotatable 3D images on decision time.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I am not completely satisfied with it, though, because the molecule still does have 10 rotatable bonds and is quite flexible.

    Blog text (24)
  • The first was his spectrometer from Chicago, with rotatable supports for both sample and detector.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The rotatable disc's 24-hour display obviously differentiates daytime from nighttime.

    Blog text (2)
  • They feature a rotatable actuator for selective positioning of the pneumatic-pilot inlet port.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The portable Rod-and-Frame Apparatus was the same in construction as Witkin's apparatus, mainly comprising a rotatable square frame and a rotatable rod, which was surrounded by the frame.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Furthermore, the combined time and accuracy results suggest that the static 3D (R2) visual representation may be more effective than the static 2D (R1) or 3D rotatable (R3) visual representations.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

pivotable
vsrotatable
5.4

Can turn easily around a central point

allows rotation but not necessarily easy to move
revolute
vsrotatable
  • Specialized
9.5

A part that turns around a single axis like a hinge

is more general allowing rotation without technical or hinge focus
twistable
vsrotatable
3.4

Easy to turn by hand to open, close or adjust

permits rotation generally not limited to manual or functional uses
spinnable
vsrotatable
  • Texting
4.8

A digital image or model you can rotate to see all sides

applies to rotation generally not only in digital viewers

Antonyms

1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Rotatable

rotary
1 4.5
rotatable
1 4.5
hinged
2.9
fixed
1.8

Surface Forms

rotatable positive

Morphology

rotatable = rotate (transparent) = rotate + able

Formed by the verb 'rotate' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be rotated', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word rotatable comes from the Latin root rota meaning 'wheel' and the old Latin word rotare meaning 'to turn'. Think of a wheel turning, so rotatable describes something you can turn around its center.