detachable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dəˈtætʃəbl̩/ (UK)
- /diːˈtætʃəbl̩/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French détachable, detach + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric.
1967, Ann Helen Stroup, An Investigation of the Dress of American Children from 1930 Through 1941 with Emphasis on Factors Influencing Change, page 195:
Deriveds
undetachable · undetachably · detachableness · nondetachable · detachably
Relateds
Translations (31)
bg отделяем (designed to be unfastened) · gl separable (designed to be unfastened) · sh razdvòjiv (designed to be unfastened) · gv yn-scarrey (designed to be unfastened) · bg подвижен (designed to be unfastened) · hu leválasztható (designed to be unfastened) · it separabile (designed to be unfastened) · sh одво̀јив (designed to be unfastened) · fi irrotettava (designed to be unfastened) · hu levehető (designed to be unfastened) · it staccabile (designed to be unfastened) · it distaccabile (designed to be unfastened) · el αποσπώμενος (designed to be unfastened) · ru отделя́емый (designed to be unfastened) · nb avtagbar (designed to be unfastened) · el αφαιρούμενος (designed to be unfastened) · pt destacável (designed to be unfastened) · gv so-scarrey (designed to be unfastened) · da løs (designed to be unfastened) · sh odvòjiv (designed to be unfastened) · sh раздво̀јив (designed to be unfastened) · it estraibile (designed to be unfastened) · el αποσπάσιμος (designed to be unfastened) · da aftagelig (designed to be unfastened) · nb avtakbar (designed to be unfastened) · nn avtakbar (designed to be unfastened) · es de quita y pon (designed to be unfastened) · es separable (designed to be unfastened) · fr amovible (designed to be unfastened) · it rimovibile (designed to be unfastened) · fr détachable (designed to be unfastened)