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repeatable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ɹəˈpiːtəbəl/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ɹɪˈpiɾəbɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɹɪˈpiːtəbəl/ (Australia)
  • /ɹɪˈpiːtəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɪˈpitəbəl/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Able to be repeated.
    • Ms. Davis — who at different points in the set called to mind Andrew Hill, Cecil Taylor and Paul Bley, without resorting to mimicry — often led this charge, starting out with a blank canvas and creeping slantwise into a repeatable motif. 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:
  2. (of an experiment or procedure) That gives the same results when repeated.

Forms

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

Antonyms

unrepeatable

Deriveds

nonrepeatable · irrepeatable · repeatably

Relateds

reproducible

Translations (18)

es repetible (able to be repeated) · da der kan gentages (able to be repeated) · pt repetível (able to be repeated) · hu elismételhető (able to be repeated) · hu megismételhető (able to be repeated) · gl repetíbel (able to be repeated) · hu ismételhető (able to be repeated) · es repetible (that gives the same result when repeated) · it ripetibile (that gives the same result when repeated) · de wiederholbar (able to be repeated) · hu megismételhető (that gives the same result when repeated) · ka განმეორებადი (able to be repeated) · hu reprodukálható (that gives the same result when repeated) · sv repeterbar (able to be repeated) · it ripetibile (able to be repeated) · ca repetible (able to be repeated) · ca repetible (that gives the same result when repeated) · gl repetible (able to be repeated)