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transportable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /tɹænzˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /tɹænzˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ (US)
  • /tɹɑːnˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/ (UK)
  • /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ (US)
  • /tɹænˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/ (UK)
  • /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English transportable From transport + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being transported; easily moved.
  2. (dated, not-comparable) Incurring the punishment of transportation or exile to another place.
    • a transportable offence

Forms

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more transportable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most transportable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

untransportable · transportability · nontransportable · transportableness

Relateds

portable

Synonyms

handcarried · fieldable · totable · shiftable · bearable · portative · shiftable · portatile · carriable · grab-and-go · transportable · carriable · portatile · portable

Translations (10)

es transportable (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · fr transportable (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · ast tresportable (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · he יָבִיל (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · de transportabel (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · gl transportábel (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · it trasportabile (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · pt transportável (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · ca transportable (Capable of being transported; easily moved) · gl transportable (Capable of being transported; easily moved)

transportable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /tɹænzˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /tɹænzˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ (US)
  • /tɹɑːnˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/ (UK)
  • /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbl̩/ (US)
  • /tɹænˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/ (UK)
  • /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English transportable From transport + -able.

Meanings

  1. (Australia) A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for fly-in fly-out workers.
  2. (dated) A portable computer or telephone.
    • In some cases, the heavier transportables are replacing desktop PC models — but they are not leaving the office. 1990, Computerworld, volume 24, number 21:

Forms

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transportables Number=Plur lexicographic