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.
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Movable
//ˈmuːvəbəl//
Synonyms for "movable" (102 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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3 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 23 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- κινητικός adj (capable of being moved)
Armenian
2 entries- շարժական adj (capable of being moved)
- շարժուն adj (capable of being moved)
Bulgarian
3 entries- подвижен adj (capable of being moved)
- преносим adj (capable of being moved)
- движимост noun (something movable)
Catalan
1 entries- mobiliari adj (capable of being moved)
Dutch
1 entries- beweegbaar adj (capable of being moved)
Esperanto
1 entries- movebla adj (capable of being moved)
Finnish
4 entries- liikkuva adj (capable of being moved)
- liikkuva adj (changing from one time to another)
- liikuteltava adj (capable of being moved)
- siirrettävä adj (capable of being moved)
Georgian
4 entries- გადასატან-გადმოსატანი adj (capable of being moved)
- გადასატანი adj (capable of being moved)
- გადატანადი adj (capable of being moved)
- მობილური adj (capable of being moved)
German
1 entries- beweglich adj (capable of being moved)
Hindi
2 entries- जंगम adj (capable of being moved)
- जंगम noun (something movable)
Hungarian
1 entries- ingóság noun (something movable)
Icelandic
1 entries- færanlegur adj (capable of being moved)
Irish
1 entries- aistritheach adj (capable of being moved)
Latin
1 entries- mōbilis adj (capable of being moved)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- flyttbar adj (capable of being moved)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- flyttbar adj (capable of being moved)
Persian
1 entries- متغیر adj (changing from one time to another)
Portuguese
3 entries- movediço adj (capable of being moved)
- movível adj (capable of being moved)
- móvel adj (capable of being moved)
Romanian
2 entries- mișcabil adj (capable of being moved)
- mobil adj (capable of being moved)
Sanskrit
1 entries- जङ्गम adj (capable of being moved)
Swedish
1 entries- flyttbar adj (capable of being moved)
Ukrainian
4 entries- мобільний adj (capable of being moved)
- перехідний adj (changing from one time to another)
- рухливий adj (capable of being moved)
- рухомий adj (capable of being moved)
Walloon
2 entries- bodjåve adj (capable of being moved)
- poirtåve adj (capable of being moved)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
There is also a reproduction of the costume from the 1954 film "Creature from the Black Lagoon," with movable gills.
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Movable type was invented in 11th-century China.
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Is it movable?
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