"drillable" meaning in All languages combined

See drillable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From drill + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drill|able}} drill + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} drillable (not comparable)
  1. Suitable for being drilled through. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-drillable-en-adj-vrWToYIM Categories (other): 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: 36 28 12 19 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 34 24 12 20 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 29 11 18 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 30 9 17 2
  2. (agriculture) Suitable for being applied using a seed drill. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-drillable-en-adj-frPEPpB2 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  3. (computing, education, media studies) Supporting a drilldown action in which one can discover more details about a topic or text. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing, Education
    Sense id: en-drillable-en-adj-5YoGTKbh Topics: computing, education, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (robotics) Having an arm or manipulator that can position the tool or attachment at the end in different orientations. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Robotics
  5. (education) Appropriate for learning through repeated practice (drill). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-drillable-en-adj-s837QAoq Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: undrillable
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          "ref": "1977, J. G. Heacock, The Earth's Crust, page 243:",
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          "ref": "2006, Neil FizGerald, James Edkins, Annette Jonker, Michael Voloshko, Crystal Reports XI Official Guide, page 188:",
          "text": "To indicate to the business user of the report that more detailed information is available behind the summary group level, the mouse pointer turns into a magnifying glass icon when it floats over a drillable section (for example, the yellow count field of customer contacts, located in the Group Header #1 section).",
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          "text": "Lost became a bit of a cultural sensation and has inspired a wide range of drillable TV series such as Mr. Robot, Westworld, and Severance. Each of these shows teased the audience with the nature of its basic reality yet had deeply loyal fans who scoured episodes for possible theories concerning the uncertain storylines.",
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