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Meaning of "movable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOVABLE

movable  [ˈmuːvəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOVABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Movable can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MOVABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Moveable

Moveable may refer to: ▪ A Moveable Feast ▪ Moveable feast ▪ Movable Type ▪ Moveable bridge ▪ History of printing in East Asia...

Definition of movable in the English dictionary

The first definition of movable in the dictionary is able to be moved or rearranged; not fixed. Other definition of movable is varying in date from year to year. Movable is also denoting or relating to personal property as opposed to realty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOVABLE


approvable
əˈpruːvəbəl
immovable
ɪˈmuːvəbəl
immoveable
ɪˈmuːvəbəl
improvable
ɪmˈpruːvəbəl
irremovable
ˌɪrɪˈmuːvəbəl
irreprovable
ɪrɪˈpruːvəbəl
moveable
ˈmuːvəbəl
observable
əbˈzɜːvəbəl
provable
ˈpruːvəbəl
proveable
ˈpruːvəbəl
receivable
rɪˈsiːvəbəl
removable
rɪˈmuːvəbəl
removeable
rɪˈmuːvəbəl
reprovable
rɪˈpruːvəbəl
unbelievable
ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbəl
unmovable
ʌnˈmuːvəbəl
unmoveable
ʌnˈmuːvəbəl
unprovable
ʌnˈpruːvəbəl
unremovable
ˌʌnrɪˈmuːvəbəl
unreprovable
ˌʌnrɪˈpruːvəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOVABLE

movability
movable feast
movable system
movableness
movably
move
move heaven and earth
move in
move on
move out
move the goalposts
moveability
moveable
moveable feast
moveableness
moveably
moved
moveless
movelessly
movelessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOVABLE

able
achievable
cleavable
conceivable
dissolvable
forgivable
inconceivable
insolvable
irretrievable
livable
lovable
microwavable
reservable
resolvable
solvable
survivable
unforgivable
unlivable
unlovable
unobservable
unresolvable

Synonyms and antonyms of movable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOVABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «movable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of movable

Translation of «movable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOVABLE

Find out the translation of movable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of movable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «movable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可移动的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

movible
570 millions of speakers

English

movable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जंगम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منقول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подвижный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

móvel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্থাবর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mobile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bergerak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beweglich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

可動の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

움직일 수 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Movable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

di động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அசையும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंगम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşınabilir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mobile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozsuwany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рухливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mobil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κινητά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roerende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rörlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bevegelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of movable

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOVABLE»

The term «movable» is very widely used and occupies the 19.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOVABLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «movable» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «movable» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about movable

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4 QUOTES WITH «MOVABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word movable.
1
Annie Besant
'Easter' is a movable event, calculated by the relative positions of sun and moon, an impossible way of fixing year by year the anniversary of a historical event, but a very natural and indeed inevitable way of calculating a solar festival. These changing dates do not point to the history of a man, but to the hero of a solar myth.
2
Gene Fowler
Everyone needs a warm personal enemy or two to keep him free from rust in the movable parts of his mind.
3
Katherine Parkinson
I'm going to get myself one of those, um, movable computers - what do you call them... ? Laptops! I am bad. I still call my radio a wireless.
4
Thomas Steinbeck
I've always been fascinated by the Chinese. This goes a long way back to my childhood. The Chinese invented money, movable type, clocks, and built the largest ships in the history of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOVABLE»

Discover the use of movable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to movable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Movable Bridge Engineering
This new reference work addresses both the maintenance and the upkeep of existing movable bridges, as well as the complete design of new movable bridges.
Terry L. Koglin, 2003
2
Security Rights in Movable Property in European Private Law
Introductory essays from comparative lawyers set the scene. The book then presents a survey of the law relating to secured transactions in the member states of the European Union.
Eva-Maria Kieninger, 2004
3
A Movable Feast: Ten Millennia of Food Globalization
Looking closely at geographic, cultural and scientific factors, this book reveals how what we eat has transformed over the years from fuel to art.
Kenneth F. Kiple, 2007
4
Meditations from a Movable Chair
Here is Dubus on the rape of his beloved sister, his first real job, a gay naval officer, Hemingway, the blessing of his first marriage, his dear friend Richard Yates, his own crippling, lost autumnal pleasures, having sons and grandsons, ...
Andre Dubus, 2011
5
From Movable Type Printing to the World Wide Web: Essays on ...
A renowned biomedical engineering expert, H K Chang is also a champion of cross-cultural exchanges that enhance understanding and build links among nations and countries.
H. K. CHANG, 2007
6
Movable Feasts: The History, Science, and Lore of Food
Explores the natural history of 30 of the world's major food plants, explaining why and how they have been important in human history.
Gregory McNamee, 2007
7
Technical Bulletin
The movable clamp is connected through a calibrated compression spring to a screw and ratchet wheel which causes a downward movement of the movable clamp when the oscillating arm moves back and forth. The test specimen, which is 1 ...
‎1930
8
Navigation Among Movable Obstacles
Finally, we combine these results in a complete system that recognizes environment objects and executes Navigation Among Movable Obstacles.
Mike Stilman, 2007
9
Movable Type 3 Bible
Software Installed Servers Percentage Movable Type 42,311 74.83 b2 4,035 7.14 PHP-Nuke 3,105 5.49 Microsoft Visual Studio 2,067 3.66 Postnuke 1,913 3.38 PMachine 1,318 2.33 Greymatter 754 1.33 Nucleus 489 0.86 Pivot 348 0.62  ...
Rogers Cadenhead, 2004
10
AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design Movable Highway ...
Borden, L. V. and D. L. Miller. 1990. “Design Criteria for Shafts and Open Gearing on Movable Bridges,” Heavy Movable Structures Symposium. Heavy Movable Structures, Inc., Hoboken, NJ. Cragg, R. L. 1994. “Observations and Comments: ...
‎2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOVABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term movable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Berkeley building puts secrets of quake safety front and center
Within it, two movable discs sit within a bowl-like rim. Put an upside-down version of the plate on top of each, attach the remainder of the ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Tsvangirai's House To Be Attached
According to the writ of execution, the Deputy Sheriff was required and directed to attach and take into execution movable goods belonging to ... «ZimEye - Zimbabwe News, Jul 15»
3
'Hurricane-proof' housing complex proposed for West Roxbury
The home has a generous porch, and a series of movable screens “allows the house to be completely opened to the outdoors when the ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
4
Promoter-brothers of Man Industries in tussle again
... 21 per cent stake in the company has blocked a proposal to raise funds through hypothecation of existing movable and immovable assets. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Who can the Red Sox trade before the deadline?
Let's take stock of all of Boston's movable pieces to get a sense of their potential trade activity for the rest of July. Tweet Share on Twitter ... «Over The Monster, Jul 15»
6
Replica of Tower Bridge made from batteries
This 2-tonne movable replica of Tower Bridge is made from 83,000 batteries. It was created by Energizer to launch EcoAdvanced, the world's ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
7
Friends of Autistic People awarded grant from First County Bank
The therapy is a movable service and brought to the individual's home, school or group home wherever it is most convenient. The music ... «CT Post, Jul 15»
8
People, Not Technology, Advance Change
Johannes Gutenberg's invention of movable type and the print revolution that followed arguably toppled the authority of church and monarch, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
More trouble for Lalit Modi as Enforcement Directorate prepares …
It also comprise the entire description of movable and immovable properties in India and overseas, and brief details of his companies. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
10
Why Apple Really Does Seem to Be Building a Driverless Car
Additionally, movable building facades and fake pedestrians can be reconfigured for different tests, and the site also features a simulated ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»

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