segregable

1 8.4

Able to be divided from other things and kept on its own

adjective
/ˈsɛɡrɪˌɡeɪbəl/

: separable

Only segregable data should be stored in separate files for easier management.

Examples

The report identified which costs were segregable and which were shared across departments.
The recyclable plastics are segregable from the rest of the household waste.
The materials are segregable.
This waste is segregable!
The report contains several segregable sections that can be analyzed separately.
The data from the study is segregable into different categories for better understanding.
We need to identify the segregable elements of the design to improve its clarity.

Synonyms

separable

vssegregable

2 4.6

Able to be taken apart from something else

is used for putting items into clear, organized groups rather than mere removal

severable

vssegregable

1 7.9

Part of something that can be removed from the rest, for example a clause in a contract

emphasizes separation into clear parts or organized groups rather than mere detachment

dividable

vssegregable

Specialized

1 4.3

Able to be split into equal parts with nothing left

focuses instead on putting items into clear, separate groups rather than mathematical exactness

decomposable

vssegregable

1 5.8

Able to be separated into smaller parts

refers instead to being set apart into distinct groups rather than broken down

partible

vssegregable

Specialized

1 9.9

Able to be divided into parts

is used more broadly for separating items into clear, organized sets or categories

dissociable

vssegregable

1 7.7

Able to be separated or treated as separate from something else

focuses on physical or social separation into specific parts or groups

groupable

vssegregable

1 4.3

Items that can be put into sets by common features

describes inherent ability to be removed from others into distinct parts

subdivisible

vssegregable

Specialized

1 6.8

Can be divided again and again into smaller parts that look like the whole

means items are meant to be set into single distinct groups, not split repeatedly

sliceable

vssegregable

Specialized

4.2

Can be divided into parts for analysis

serves to describe division into clear, separate parts or organized groups

cleavable

vssegregable

Specialized

7.6

Can be split along a natural line or flat surface

focuses on separation into distinct groups rather than splitting along natural planes

Surface Forms

segregable positive

Morphology

segregable = segregate (transparent) = segregate + able

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-able' to the verb 'segregate', so the meaning 'able to be separated' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Segregable comes from Latin parts se- 'apart' and greg 'flock' or 'group', the same root you see in congregate and gregarious. So something segregable can be put 'apart' from others or moved into its own 'group'.