adj
Meaning 1
able to be determined or limited
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
determinable
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adj
Meaning 2
able to be decided or settled by law
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a tenure or estate in land, able to be determined on the occurrence of some event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: postpositional
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 4
An attribute of something that is susceptible of determination into various states
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 5
capable of being determined or limited or fixed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- determinable velocities
- matters determinable by law
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: indeterminable
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English determine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English determinable From determine + -able.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: bestimmbar — able to be determined or limited
- Italian: precisabile — able to be determined or limited
- Latvian: noteicams — able to be determined or limited
- Latvian: konstatējams — able to be determined or limited
- Portuguese: determinável — able to be determined or limited
- Sicilian: ditirminàbbili — able to be determined or limited
- Sicilian: ditirminàvili — able to be determined or limited