Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being such that use or operation is possible.
- adjective Possible to put into practice; practicable.
- adjective Treatable by surgical operation with a reasonable degree of safety and chance of success.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Practicable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Practicable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
operated orused - adjective Able to be put into
operation ;practicable - adjective Able to be treated by
surgery
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being treated by surgical operation
- adjective fit or ready for use or service
- adjective usable for a specific purpose
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Examples
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I think the presumption is that it will be in operable conditions and will be used either for sport, or in emergencies, which can’t be predicted.
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I think the presumption is that it will be in operable conditions and will be used either for sport, or in emergencies, which can’t be predicted.
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The device also would have been operable, which is the ultimate goal.
unknown title 2009
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The device also would have been operable, which is the ultimate goal.
unknown title 2009
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Then, airlines must provide food and water after a two-hour delay, as well as "operable" toilets and medical attention if needed.
Relief on the tarmac: Airlines fined for waits of 3+ hours 2009
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Then, airlines must provide food and water after a two-hour delay, as well as "operable" toilets and medical attention if needed.
Relief on the tarmac: Airlines fined for waits of 3+ hours 2009
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It also prohibits all gun owners from keeping more than one "operable" gun in their home and requires anyone who has "reason to believe" that a child could gain access to the gun to keep it locked up.
Raw Story 2010
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Even though the gunshot had punctured his neck, they determined he was "operable," which is to say that even under the limited conditions of our operating theatre-in this case, it's been set up inside a converted shipping container-the team could still save his life.
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Even though the gunshot had punctured his neck they determined he was "operable".
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Even though the gunshot had punctured his neck, they determined he was "operable," which is to say that even under the limited conditions of our operating theatre-in this case, it's been set up inside a converted shipping container-the team could still save his life.
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