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addable en · ADJ
Etymology
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English add
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English addable
From add + -able.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of addible.
Forms
Deriveds
unaddable · nonaddable · inaddable
Translations (2)
pt adicionável (Translations) · pl dodawalny (Translations)
addable en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
English add
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English addable
From add + -able.
Meanings
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Something that can be added to a basic model or formulation; an add-on or enhancement.
Addables were tiltable, rotatable and removeable viewfinder, paint pot controls and auto iris.
1977, Broadcast Engineering, volume 19, page 36:One of the themes that emerged regarded nutrition and how parents helped their children to consume the recommended calories. Strategies included using addables (i.e., adding extra things such as toppings, e.g., adding nuts, sugar, or fruit […]
2014, Ronald Ross Watson, Diet and Exercise in Cystic Fibrosis, page 45:
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