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reusable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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

  1. 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:
  2. (of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable

Forms

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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

recyclable

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)

reusable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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

  1. Any product, such as a diaper, that is not disposable but can be used more than once.

Forms

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re-usable alternative lexicographic
reusables Number=Plur lexicographic