"operable" meaning in English

See operable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɒ.pə.ɹə.bəl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-operable.wav Forms: more operable [comparative], most operable [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin operābilis. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|operābilis}} Latin operābilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} operable (comparative more operable, superlative most operable)
  1. Able to be operated or used. Translations (able to be operated or used): işlək (Azerbaijani), saz (Azerbaijani), operābilis (Latin), operabil (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-operable-en-adj-wmqflPTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of 'able to be operated or used': 75 12 13
  2. Able to be put into operation; practicable.
    Sense id: en-operable-en-adj-08VnI~sv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 32 34
  3. Able to be treated by surgery. Translations (able to be treated by surgery): χειρουργήσιμος (cheirourgísimos) (Greek), εγχειρήσιμος (encheirísimos) (Greek), operálható (Hungarian), yn-obraidagh (Manx), operabil (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-operable-en-adj-o0KqnEI- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of 'able to be treated by surgery': 14 13 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: interoperable, operability, operably, reoperable, unoperable

Alternative forms

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