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erasable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being erased

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any recording medium whose contents can be erased.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being effaced

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the fire's worst scars were effaceable by a comprehensive program of reforestation
  • a signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass through the erase head

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: effaceable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English erase 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 erasable From erase + -able.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 可擦寫 /可擦写 — capable of being erased
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可消除的 — capable of being erased
  • French: effaçable — capable of being erased
  • Japanese: 消せる (keseru) — capable of being erased
  • Macedonian: и́збришлив (ízbrišliv) — capable of being erased
  • Polish: usuwalny — capable of being erased
  • Portuguese: apagável — capable of being erased