Meaning of PORTABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'powrtubul
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- [n] a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried
- [adj] of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull; "a portable outboard motor"
- [adj] easily or conveniently transported; "a portable television set"
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| | Synonyms: | | movable, outboard, take-away, takeout |
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| | Antonyms: | | unportable | | |
| | See Also: | | typewriter | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Port"a*ble\, a. [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry:
cf. F. portable. See {Port} demeanor.]
1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported;
conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk,
engine. --South.
2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.]
How light and portable my pain seems now! --Shak.
{Portable forge}. See under {Forge}.
{Portable steam engine}. See under {Steam engine}.
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| | Definition: | | portability |
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| | Related Terms: | | assignable, carriable, communicable, compact, conductive, consignable, contagious, convenient, conveyable, expressable, handy, impartable, interchangeable, light, lightweight, little, mailable, manageable, metathetic, movable, pocket, pocket-sized, portative, removable, small, transferable, transfusable, transmissible, transmissive, transmittable, transportable, transportative, transposable, vest-pocket, wieldy |
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