Movable
//ˈmuːvəbəl// adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture.
- 2 personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc.) wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.
"The owners had supplied the vessel with a movable derrick for the purpose of raising the gangways of the vessel when in port, in order to discharge cargo."
- 2 Changing from one time to another.
"This feast is movable - its date varies from year to year."
Adjective
- 1 capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another wordnet
- 2 (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand) wordnet
Example
More examples"The invention of movable type in 15th century Europe revolutionized the communication of ideas. This invention made it possible to print and publish information to masses of people."
Etymology
From Old French movable. By surface analysis, move + -able.
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