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REMOVABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does removable mean?
• REMOVABLE (adjective)
The adjective REMOVABLE has 2 senses:
1. capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed
2. able to be obliterated completely
Familiarity information: REMOVABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed
Context example:
removable partitions
Similar:
dismissible (subject to dismissal)
extractable; extractible (capable of being extracted)
Antonym:
irremovable (incapable of being removed or away or dismiss)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Able to be obliterated completely
Synonyms:
obliterable; removable
Similar:
eradicable (able to be eradicated or rooted out)
Context examples
A device that is designed as a removable and replaceable part of another device.
(Cell Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A rigid, removable sheet that covers the back of a device.
(Device Backpanel Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
The inner component of a double-cannula device, designed to be easily removable and replaceable.
(Inner Cannula Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
A plug-like device used to close an opening in a body structure or a removable plug used during the insertion of a cannula.
(Obturator Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)
The tooth, teeth, or implant that supports a fixed bridge or removable prosthesis.
(Abutment, NCI Thesaurus)
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