"controllable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more controllable [comparative], most controllable [superlative]
Etymology: control + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|control|able}} control + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} controllable (comparative more controllable, superlative most controllable)
  1. Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command. Related terms: control, controllability, controllableness, controllably Translations (able to be controlled): controlable (Catalan), beheersbaar (Dutch), hallittava (Finnish), hallittavissa oleva (Finnish), contrôlable (French), controlable (Galician), controlábel (Galician), kontrollierbar (German), dominabile (Italian), frenabile (Italian), raffrenabile (Italian), 操れる (ayatsureru) (Japanese), 自家薬篭中の (jika yakurōchu no) (Japanese), yn-smaghtey (Manx), yn-stiurey (Manx), yn-streeaney (Manx), comaundable (Middle English), controlável (Portuguese), controlabil (Romanian), управля́емый (upravljájemyj) (Russian), контроли́руемый (kontrolírujemyj) (Russian), controlable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-controllable-en-adj-BgYDXBxV Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 69 31

Noun

Forms: controllables [plural]
Etymology: control + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|control|able}} control + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} controllable (plural controllables)
  1. (business) Any factor that can be controlled. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-controllable-en-noun-lL-AzEgn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: business

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for controllable meaning in English (5.1kB)

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