"crackable" meaning in English

See crackable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English crack Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English crackable From crack + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|crack|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English crack Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English crackable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "crackable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="crackable"> From crack + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} crackable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be cracked or fractured. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crackable-en-adj-ZNtj80RN Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 47 45 9
  2. Able to be decomposed by the cracking process. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crackable-en-adj-jbBZJatb Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 25 55 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 25 55 20 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 73 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 47 45 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 71 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 76 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 23 64 13
  3. (of a code) That can be cracked; breakable. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-crackable-en-adj-~lYnRnNF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uncrackable Related terms: crackability
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