reusable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English use English reuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reusable From reuse + -able.
Meanings
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Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing
The donor power car, owned by SR, will then be removed from Haymarket depot and disposed of. It has already been stripped of reusable components for the IC7 power cars north of the border.
2020 March 25, “Fleet News: ScotRail to dispose of first '43' donor”, in Rail, page 30:
- (of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most reusable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more reusable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| re-usable | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
expendable · single-use · disposable
Deriveds
reusability · reusably · nonreusable · unreusable · suborbital reusable vehicle · reposable
Synonyms
Translations (24)
pt reutilizável (able to be used again) · fi uudelleenkäytettävä (able to be used again) · bg преизползва́ем (able to be used again) · hu újrahasznosítható (able to be used again) · es reutilizable (able to be used again) · pl wielokrotnego użytku (able to be used again) · is endurnýtanlegur (able to be used again) · is endurnotanlegur (able to be used again) · hu újrafelhasználható (able to be used again) · gl reutilizábel (able to be used again) · fr réutilisable (able to be used again) · de wiederverwendbar (able to be used again) · mi tukurau (able to be used again) · nb gjenbrukbaar (able to be used again) · hy վերամշակելի (able to be used again) · hy բազմակի օգտագործման (able to be used again) · nl herbruikbaar (able to be used again) · ca reutilitzable (able to be used again) · pl wielorazowy (able to be used again) · ru многоразовый (able to be used again) · it riutilizzabile (able to be used again) · gl reutilizable (able to be used again) · da genbrugelig (able to be used again) · de mehrweg- (able to be used again)