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selectable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /sɪˈlɛktəbl̩/ (UK)
  • /səˈlɛktəbl̩/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English selectable From select + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being selected.
    • After the depth range is clamped, the depth value is read from the depth stencil buffer, and the two values are compared with a selectable depth-comparison function […] 2016, Jason Zink, Matt Pettineo, Jack Hoxley, Practical Rendering and Computation with Direct3D 11, page 253:

Forms

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more selectable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most selectable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

unselectable

Deriveds

multiselectable · nonselectable · selectably

Synonyms

choosable

Translations (9)

de auswählbar (capable of being selected) · fi valittava (capable of being selected) · pt selecionável (capable of being selected) · tr seçilebilir (capable of being selected) · de ansteuerbar (capable of being selected) · ka შერჩევადი (capable of being selected) · de wählbar (capable of being selected) · ka არჩევადი (capable of being selected) · fi valittavissa oleva (capable of being selected)

selectable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /sɪˈlɛktəbl̩/ (UK)
  • /səˈlɛktəbl̩/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English selectable From select + -able.

Meanings

  1. An item that can be selected by the user.

Forms

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selectables Number=Plur lexicographic