"developable" meaning in All languages combined

See developable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-developable.wav Forms: more developable [comparative], most developable [superlative]
Etymology: From develop + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|develop|able}} develop + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} developable (comparative more developable, superlative most developable)
  1. Suitable for development, often specifically for construction
    Sense id: en-developable-en-adj-Ah7pFv5t
  2. (photography, of a latent image) Which can be developed into a visible image.
    Sense id: en-developable-en-adj-MP54AiMF Categories (other): Photography Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  3. (geometry, of a surface) Described by a moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of the generator intersect each other, allowing the surface to be developed into a plane.
    Sense id: en-developable-en-adj-RiE8PS4a Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: developable surface, nondevelopable, undevelopable

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-developable.wav Forms: developables [plural]
Etymology: From develop + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|develop|able}} develop + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} developable (plural developables)
  1. (geometry) A developable surface.
    Sense id: en-developable-en-noun-4EGvyV9B Categories (other): Geometry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 10 17 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 4 20 16 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 4 15 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 8 14 77 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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