openableadj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊp(ə)nəbl/,

/ˈəʊpn̩əbl/, U.S.

/ˈoʊp(ə)nəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: open v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < open v. + -able suffix.

Able to be opened.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > opened > able to be

openable1747

1747 Rules & Statutes Govt. Hertford Coll. 124 The Gates of Colleges and Halls should be Openable at all Hours of the Night, to let in Irregular Scholars.

1798 S. T. Coleridge Let. 26 Nov. (1956) I. 446 One gate too [at Ratzeburg] is to be openable at Night.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 417 It is worse than useless to leave box-doors openable from behind.

1881 J. G. Fitch Lect. Teaching 68 All pigeon-holes and covered spaces..should be open or easily openable.

1900 Catholic World Aug. 668 The present port-hole frame should be surrounded with a larger one of solid metal... The larger one..should be openable for emergency.

1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 19 Jan. (Suppl.) 30/3 Hopper windows openable in stages.

2001 S. Hardingham London: Guide to Recent Archit. (ed. 5) v. 18 Planar glass (with openable windows) allowing an unobstructed view from all floors.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	openable
释义	openableadj. Brit. /ˈəʊp(ə)nəbl/, /ˈəʊpn̩əbl/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)nəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: open v., -able suffix. Etymology: < open v. + -able suffix. Able to be opened. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] > opened > able to be openable1747 1747 Rules & Statutes Govt. Hertford Coll. 124 The Gates of Colleges and Halls should be Openable at all Hours of the Night, to let in Irregular Scholars. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Let. 26 Nov. (1956) I. 446 One gate too [at Ratzeburg] is to be openable at Night. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 417 It is worse than useless to leave box-doors openable from behind. 1881 J. G. Fitch Lect. Teaching 68 All pigeon-holes and covered spaces..should be open or easily openable. 1900 Catholic World Aug. 668 The present port-hole frame should be surrounded with a larger one of solid metal... The larger one..should be openable for emergency. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 19 Jan. (Suppl.) 30/3 Hopper windows openable in stages. 2001 S. Hardingham London: Guide to Recent Archit. (ed. 5) v. 18 Planar glass (with openable windows) allowing an unobstructed view from all floors. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1747
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