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demountable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From demount + -able.

Meanings

1. Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.
2. (dated, of a hard drive) Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.

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Relateds

detachable

Synonyms

dismantleable · dismantlable

Translations (9)

pt desmontável (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · it smontabile (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · es desmontable (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · gl desmontábel (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · fr démontable (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · ca desmuntable (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · de demontierbar (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · de zerlegbar (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled) · gl desmontable (able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled)

demountable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From demount + -able.

Meanings

1. (Australia) A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.
   • A whole row of demountables has been abandoned, the window bagged with bright orange plastic. 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 4
   • She opened the door and looked out into the broad passageway between the wings of the demountable. 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 31:

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