"controllable" meaning in English

See controllable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more controllable [comparative], most controllable [superlative]
Etymology: From 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. Derived forms: incontrollable, noncontrollable, photocontrollable 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51

Noun

Forms: controllables [plural]
Etymology: From 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
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Inflected forms

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