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Definition: Modifiable |
ModifiableAdjective1. Capable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme); "the rhythm of physiological time is not modifiable except by interference with certain fundamental processes" - Alexis Carrel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "modifiable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
Note: Modifiable \Mod"i*fi`a*ble\, adjective. [From Modify.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Antonym: unmodifiable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Change | Adjective: changed; Verb: newfangled; changeable; transitional; modifiable; alterative. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Modifiable |
| English words defined with "modifiable": Modifiability, Modificable ♦ Qualifiable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "modifiable": EL1 ♦ hardwired, hard-wired, Hobbit ♦ machine cycle ♦ operational database ♦ revisable form text. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Modifiable" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (alterable, amenable). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Cigarette smoking is the most powerful modifiable stroke risk factor. (references) | |
High alcohol consumption is another modifiable risk factor for stroke. (references) | ||
Identifying modifiable risk factors for disease in immunocompromised and debilitated persons. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Modifiable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Modifiable" is used about 14 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) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "modifiable": user-modifiable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "modifiable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që mund të ndryshohet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | приспособим (adaptable, adjustable, adjusting, pliable), изменяем (changeable, inflective, variable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 可修正. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | modifizierbar, veränderbar (alterable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τροποποιητικόσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | módosítható (commutable, variable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | modificabile. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 수 수 있". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | odifiablemay modificável (alterable), um nada. (various references) modificabil. (various references) поддающийся изменению. (various references) koji može da se modifikuje. (various references) modifierbar. (various references) değiştirilebilir (alterable, changeable, commutable, convertible, exchangeable, open ended, replaceable). (various references) có thể sửa đổi (alterable), có thể biến cải. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "modifiable": unmodifiable. (additional references) | |
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"Modifiable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: modifable, modifyable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "modifiable" (pronounced 'Mod"i*fi`a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-f-i-i-l-m-o" | |
-3 letters: alibied, ameboid, bimodal, melodia, midlife. | |
-4 letters: afield, albedo, ambled, amidol, bailed, bailie, bedlam, beldam, bifold, blamed, boiled, bolide, daimio, defoam, doable, eidola, emboli, fabled, failed, filmed, fimble, flambe, flamed, foaled, foamed, foible, foiled, ibidem, lambed, lambie, libido, limbed, loafed, loamed, mailed, malfed, medial, meloid, miladi, mobile, mobled, moiled, obelia. | |
-5 letters: abide, abode, aboil. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-f-i-i-l-m-o" | |
+2 letters: unmodifiable. | |
+5 letters: formidabilities, modifiabilities. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6F 64 69 66 69 61 62 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- --- -.. .. ..-. .. .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101111 01100100 01101001 01100110 01101001 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M o d i f i a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006F 0064 0069 0066 0069 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)47817075727567687871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, 알"니아, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, alban, Arnavut |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, 불가리아, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, 중국, chinês, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , "ερμανός, német, tedesco, 독일, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, tysk, alman, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, 希腊语, 希臘語 , grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, 그리스, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, kẻ lừa đảo, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, ungrare, macarca, macar, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, 이탈리아, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | korean, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, limba coreeanã, coreean, кореец, корейский, korejski, korejski jezik, koreanac, koreansk, kore'li, người Triều tiên tiếng Triều tiên |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, 포르투갈, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, 루마니아, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumänsk |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, 러시아, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ryss, Rusça, người Nga tiếng Nga |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, 세르보크로아티아, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, 스웨덴, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turkisk, türkçe, türk, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | vietnamisht, vietnamez, виетнамски език, виетнамски, 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, 'ιετναμέζος, vietnami, vietnámi, 트남, vietnamita, вьетнамский, vijetnamski jezik, vijetnamski, vijetnamac, vietnames, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, 영국, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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