entrainable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English entrain Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English entrainable From entrain + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of being entrained, or brought into a specific rhythm
a food-entrainable oscillator
A number of other studies indicate that there are interactions between light-entrainable and food-entrainable circadian systems, ie, the period and phase of one has an effect on the other.
2000, Friedrich K. Stephan, “Food Shift Effect”, in George Fink, editor, Encyclopedia of Stress A-D, →ISBN, page 168:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most entrainable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more entrainable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
entrainability · photoentrainable