"stressable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From stress + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stress|able}} stress + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stressable (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Capable of being stressed, or emphasized in speech. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stressable-en-adj-haUf0702 Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (construction) Of construction materials, able to be subject to physical stress. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stressable-en-adj-vtl032yT Categories (other): Construction, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 26 74 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: restressable, unstressable
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