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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

burstable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English burst Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English burstable From burst + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to be burst.
  2. (qualifier:network analysis) Having the ability to exceed the normal maximum bandwidth for short periods.
    • Our Internet service includes a burstable connection.

Forms

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more burstable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most burstable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unburstable · burstability