"entrainable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more entrainable [comparative], most entrainable [superlative]
Etymology: From entrain + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|entrain|able}} entrain + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} entrainable (comparative more entrainable, superlative most entrainable)
  1. (biology) Capable of being entrained, or brought into a specific rhythm Derived forms: entrainability, photoentrainable Related terms: entrainment, trainable
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