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tailorable, a. Brit. |ˈteɪlərəbl|, U.S. |ˈteɪlərəb(ə)l| [‹ tailor v. + -able suffix.] Suitable for tailoring; able to be altered or adapted.
1917Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 14 Sept. 15/7 (advt.) In our Fall and Winter Kirschbaum suits there is no taint of cotton to steal away the lustrous, tailorable qualities which wool naturally possesses. 1960Times 18 Mar. 4/2 If it suits the Home Service listener, it must be tailorable into a dramatization some 90 minutes long. 1987Lit. & Ling. Computing 2 232/1 The layout of the bibliography is determined by tailorable style sheets. 2005J. Singh Smart Electronic Materials i. 31 Rapid progress has been made in the structural quality of many organic materials so that they can be used with tailorable electronic and optical properties much like traditional semiconductors. Derivatives. tailorability n.
1962Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 12 Feb. 12/1 These wools retain the fine natural characteristics of the age-old fabric—retention of shape, fine *tailorability, rapid wrinkle recovery—while adding a new quality for summer—that of coolness. 1977Reinforced Plastics 21 46/1 The tailorability of the mixed composite materials made them ideal for the overwing fairing application. 2002B. Detlor & A. Finn in Å. Grönlund Electronic Govt. vi. 108 In terms of tailorability, citizens need to be able to personalize the information content displayed on a government portal so that the information matches more closely to user interests and needs. |