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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mappable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæpəbəl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Able to be represented by a map.
    • Satellite imagery has made many inaccessible areas much more mappable.
  2. Able to be associated with something else by means of a mapping.
    • This analysis suggests that the concept of homosexuality — indeed the whole notion of sexual orientation — is specific to our time and place and cannot be assumed to be mappable onto other cultures. 1988 April 16, Christopher Ree, “International Conference Ponders Homosexuality”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
    • Computers on the Internet are mappable to IP addresses.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more mappable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most mappable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

mappability · unmappable

Synonyms

plottable

Translations (1)

fi kartoitettava (able to be mapped)