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Definition: Adaptable |
AdaptableAdjective1. Capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "adaptable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1808. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | Capable of making self-directed corrections. In a robot this is often accomplished with the aid of visual, force or tactile sensors. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| ADM | English | Adaptable data manager | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Antonym: unadaptable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Utility | Applicable, available, ready, handy, at hand, tangible; commodious, adaptable; of all work. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Adaptable |
| English words defined with "adaptable": Adaptableness, all-mains ♦ elastic ♦ flexibility, flexible ♦ limber ♦ pliability, pliable, pliancy, pliant, pliantness ♦ supple ♦ unadaptable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "adaptable": Adaptable User Interface, AUI ♦ floor molder, sweep method ♦ MOLDER, SWEEP ♦ Oracle Toolkit, overcurrent relay ♦ SHIFT SUPERVISOR, FILM PROCESSING ♦ XWIP. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Adaptable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (adaptable, adjustable), Spanish (adaptable, adaptive). |
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 | Production. Parachute cloth and shrouds. The water stretching machine of an Eastern parachute manufacturer stretches shroud lines so as to make them more adaptable to the finished product.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | When an automobile plant changes over to war production much of the regular plant equipment is ready for use without changes. This big grinding machine, for example, is just as adaptable to shell output as to automobile manufacture. Oldsmobile, Lansing, M.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The water stretching machine of an eastern parachute manufacturer stretches shroud lines so as to make them more adaptable to the finished product, Manchester, Conn.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The Members of the League undertake to interchange full and frank information as to the scale of their armaments, their military, naval, and air programmes and the condition of such of their industries as are adaptable to war-like purposes. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The European mobile telephone is digital and thus more adaptable for Internet access directly through mobile phones. (references) | |
Not only is the equipment from America more expensive but for the most part, they are not adaptable to the small size Kenyan firms. (references) | ||
Changes are expected to involve design, control and integration of existing systems to make them more easily adaptable to food processors needs. (references) | ||
Economic History | Ukraine | There are approximately 1 million PCs in Ukraine and only 40+ACU- of them are adaptable for Internet access. (references) |
New Zealand | Business practices are very similar to those in the U.S. While New Zealand's population is small, Kiwis tend to be very adaptable and eager to try new technologies. (references) | |
India | Representatives with fewer principals and smaller operations can prove to be more adaptable and committed than agents with a large infrastructure and a large reputation. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Adaptable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.58% of the time. "Adaptable" is used about 238 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.58% | 237 | 19,467 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.42% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 238 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "adaptable": adaptable User Interface ♦ be adaptable to smth.. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "adaptable": alphabetically-adaptable, ever-adaptable, non-adaptable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
adaptable accounting | 154 |
adaptable linde part replacement | 8 |
adaptable denison part replacement | 8 |
adaptable floor house plan | 4 |
adaptable kit smoking t.a.s.k total | 4 |
adaptable caterpillar part replacement | 4 |
adaptable system | 3 |
adaptable | 3 |
adaptable mobile phone uk | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "adaptable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | aanpasbaar. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që përshtatet me lehtësi, i adaptueshëm. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متكيف (adjustable, pliant), متهايئ, قابل للتكيف (flexible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | приспособим (adjustable, adjusting, modifiable, pliable), пригодим (adjustable), приложим (applicable, enforceable, practicable, relevant, viable, workable), подходящ (adequate, agreeable, answerable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, congenial, congruent, congruous, convenient, correct, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane, god given, likely, opportune, pointful, proper, propitious, sensible, suitable, suited, sympathetic, worthy). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 能适" (Adaptative, Adaptive, Adaptively). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | adaptabilní, přizpùsobivý (flexible, resilient). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | adaptiv. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | adaptabel. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مناسب (Able, Adequate, Apposite, Appropriate, Apt, Becoming, Convenient, Expedient, Fit, Material, Meet, Moderate, Opportune, Pertain, Proper, Relevant, Suitable, Winsome), قابل توافق , قابل جرح وتعدیل , سازوار. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | sopeutuva. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | adaptable (adjustable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | anwendbar (applicable, applicably, employable, practicable), anpassungsfähig (adaptive, flexible, matchable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσαρμόσιμοσ, προσαρμόσιμος, ευπροσάρμοστοσ (adjustable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | 'מיש (elastic, flexible, plastic, pliable, pliant, svelte), בעל יכולת "סת'לות, סת'ל י (opportunistic), ס'יל. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | alkalmazható (admissible, applicable, employable, enforceable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | dapat menyesuaikan diri (adaptive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | adattabile (adaptive, adjustable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 適合 (compatible, conform). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | てき"う (compatible, conform). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 응 수 있". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | so-lhoobagh (anfractuosity, anfractuous, malleable, pliable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | adaptabel (conforming, fitting, of use, suitable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | adaptableay adaptável (adaptive, malleable), ajustável (adjustable, applicable, regulable). (various references) adaptabil (flexibile, malleable), acomodabil (adjustable), mlãdios (agile, graceful, limber, lissom, lithe, supple). (various references) легко приспособляющийся, поддающийся адаптации. (various references) prilagodljiv (adaptive, adjustable, self-adaptive, tractable, versatile). (various references) adaptable (adaptive). (various references) anpassningsbar. (various references) uygun (acceptable, accommodating, adequate, advisable, agreeable, allowable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, comely, commensurate, comparative, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, convenient, cool, correct, decent, done, due, eligible, enjoyable, equal, expedient, fair, fair enough, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fine, fit, fitted, fitting, for, in place, keen, likely, lovely, made to order, matching, meet, nice, opportune, permitting, pertinent, pleasant, proper, propitious, proportional, prosperous, pursuant, relevant, ripe, seasonable, seemly, Square, suitable, suited, tailormade, up to, well, well-matched), uydurulabilir, uyarlanabilir, uyabilen (adaptive). (various references) що легко пристосову"ться, що підда"ться адаптації. (various references) có thể tra v o, có thể thích ứng, có thể sửa lại cho hợp có thể thích nghi, có thể lắp v o có thể phỏng theo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words ending with "adaptable": unadaptable. (additional references) | |
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"Adaptable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adapable, adaptible. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "adaptable" (pronounced uda"ptubul) |
| 6 | -p t u b u l | acceptable, adoptable, contemptible, imperceptible, interruptible, perceptible, susceptible, unacceptable. |
| 5 | -t u b u l | accountable, adjustable, attributable, charitable, collectible, comfortable, compatible, constable, contestable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, creditable, debatable, deductible, delectable, detectable, digestible, discountable, disreputable, eatable, electable, equitable, excitable, exportable, forfeitable, forgettable, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hospitable, imitable, immutable, implantable, incompatible, incontrovertible, indestructible, indisputable, indomitable, inequitable, inevitable, inexhaustible, inflatable, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, inscrutable, insupportable, insurmountable, intractable, investable, irrefutable, irresistible, irritable, lamentable, marketable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, notable, palatable, patentable, portable, potable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, profitable, prosecutable, quotable, redoubtable, regrettable, rentable, repeatable, reportable, reputable, resettable, respectable, retractable, suggestible, suitable, supportable, tractable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, unaccountable, unbeatable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, undetectable, unelectable, unforgettable, uninhabitable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unsuitable, unsupportable, vegetable, veritable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, accessible, achievable, actionable, addressable, admirable, admissible, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, classifiable, collapsible, Combinable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, consumable, controllable, credible, crucible, culpable, curable, defensible, definable, degradable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, determinable, developable, disagreeable, discernible, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, edible, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, hon, honorable, horrible, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, impermissible, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indispensable, indistinguishable, indivisible, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inescapable, inexcusable, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflexible, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, intolerable, invaluable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palpable, parable, passable, payable, peaceable, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, possible, practicable, preferable, probable, programmable, provable, punishable, questionable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, reducible, refundable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, repairable, repayable, replaceable, reprehensible, resealable, responsible, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, survivable, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, tunable, typeable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbelievable, unbuildable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, venerable, verifiable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-d-e-l-p-t" | |
-1 letter: baldpate. | |
-2 letters: ablated, datable. | |
-3 letters: abated, ablate, alated, albata, atabal, balata, palate, plated, tabled. | |
-4 letters: abate, adapt, adept, alate, baaed, baled, bated, blade, blate, bleat, dealt, delta, lated, leapt, lepta, padle, palea, paled, palet, pated, pedal, petal, plate, plead, pleat, tabla, table, taped, tepal. | |
-5 letters: abed, abet, able, alae, alba, aped, atap, baal, bade, bald, bale, bate, bead, beat, belt, beta, blae, blat, bled, blet, dale, data, date, deal, debt, delt, lade, late, lead, leap, lept, pale, pate, peal, peat, pelt, plat, plea, pleb, pled, tael, tala, tale, tapa, tape, teal, tela, tepa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-b-d-e-l-p-t" | |
+2 letters: unadaptable. | |
+5 letters: adaptabilities. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 61 70 74 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. .- .--. - .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01100001 01110000 01110100 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d a p t a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0061 0070 0074 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)357067828667687871 |
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