Rangeable

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Arrangeable; classifiable. obsolete
"Here we see them no less rangeable into opposites of direction or locality; by which contrast their several powers may prove best understood."
2
Varying within a range.
"The colour most prevailing in metals passes through all shades of white, of which the pure white of silver may be taken as the starting-point, and the blue white of lead the farthest remove from it; all otheres, with three exceptions, being rangeable between these two shades."
3
Able to be ranged or explored.
"The whole extent of 6.900 miles is, with proper enterprise, rangeable, except across the Mediterranean and Black Seas, and affords a greater number of eligible positions for connected observations than can elsewhere he found."
4
Having an adjustable range.
"User rangeable from -70° C to + 515°C."
5
Supporting the use of ranges.
"Obviously, the more searchable fields that are available (as opposed to those which are limitable or rangeable), the more bibliometric studies are possible."

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6
Providing information about the corresponding range; indicating territory or source.
"Song learning enables singers to one-up listeners under certain circumstances that favor unrangeable songs. Territorial instability will generate selection that favors singers whose locations are not always rangeable, those with songs not in the memories of listeners."

"Here we see them no less rangeable into opposites of direction or locality; by which contrast their several powers may prove best understood."

From range + -able.

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