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controllable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
    • A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...]. 1961 Novermber, Voyageur, “The last of the Midland compounds”, in Trains Illustrated, page 675:
    • For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […] 1961, American Farm Economic Association, Journal of Farm Economics:

Forms

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more controllable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most controllable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

refractory · uncontrollable

Deriveds

incontrollable · photocontrollable · noncontrollable

Relateds

controllably · controllableness · controllability · control

Synonyms

maniable · tractable · docile · controllable · compliant · manageable · tractable · governable · manageable · complaisant · governable · indulgent · yielding · meek · rulable · amenable · pliant · passive · biddable

Translations (23)

ro controlabil (able to be controlled) · gv yn-smaghtey (able to be controlled) · fr contrôlable (able to be controlled) · it dominabile (able to be controlled) · it raffrenabile (able to be controlled) · nl beheersbaar (able to be controlled) · ja 自家薬篭中の (able to be controlled) · pl kontrolowany (able to be controlled) · ru контроли́руемый (able to be controlled) · fi hallittava (able to be controlled) · ja 操れる (able to be controlled) · pt controlável (able to be controlled) · gl controlábel (able to be controlled) · ru управля́емый (able to be controlled) · gl controlable (able to be controlled) · gv yn-stiurey (able to be controlled) · de kontrollierbar (able to be controlled) · es controlable (able to be controlled) · ca controlable (able to be controlled) · gv yn-streeaney (able to be controlled) · fi hallittavissa oleva (able to be controlled) · it frenabile (able to be controlled) · enm comaundable (able to be controlled)

controllable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Any factor that can be controlled.
    • The widest variety of marketing research studies focus on the influences of controllables—products, distribution, promotion, and price. 1976, Edward W. Cundiff, Richard Ralph Still, Norman A. P. Govoni, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, page 131:

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controllables Number=Plur lexicographic