operable

[ op-er-uh-buhl, op-ruh- ]

/ ˈɒp ər ə bəl, ˈɒp rə- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR operable ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def. 2).

capable of being put into use, operation, or practice.

Origin of operable

1640–50; <Late Latin operābilis, equivalent to operā(rī) to work + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM operable

op·er·a·bil·i·ty, nounop·er·a·bly, adverbnon·op·er·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby operable

open with, openwork, open wound, OPer., opera, operable, opéra bouffe, opera buffa, opera cloak, opéra comique, opera glasses

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Example sentences from the Web for operable

How could this principle be unified through all branches of science and reduced to an operable law?
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
The case is not like that of the woman who has an operable cervical cancer while she is bearing an inviable fetus.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
In the second case the cancer is operable and the child is viable.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
In the first case the supposition is that the case is operable but the child inviable.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley

The Wrights' goal was an operable and reasonably lightweight unit to be obtained quickly and cheaply.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.

British Dictionary definitions for operable

operable

/ (ˈɒpərəbəl, ˈɒprə-) /

adjective

capable of being treated by a surgical operation

capable of being operated

capable of being put into practice

Derived forms of operable

operability, nounoperably, adverb

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Medical definitions for operable

operable

[ ŏp′ər-ə-bəl, ŏp′rə- ]

adj.

Being treatable by surgical operation with a reasonable degree of safety and chance of success.

Other words from operable

op′er•a•bil′i•ty n.

单词	operable
释义	operable [ op-er-uh-buhl, op-ruh- ] / ˈɒp ər ə bəl, ˈɒp rə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR operable ON THESAURUS.COM adjective that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def. 2). capable of being put into use, operation, or practice. Origin of operable 1640–50; <Late Latin operābilis, equivalent to operā(rī) to work + -bilis-ble OTHER WORDS FROM operable op·er·a·bil·i·ty, nounop·er·a·bly, adverbnon·op·er·a·ble, adjective Words nearby operable open with, openwork, open wound, OPer., opera, operable, opéra bouffe, opera buffa, opera cloak, opéra comique, opera glasses Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for operable How could this principle be unified through all branches of science and reduced to an operable law? Queed\|Henry Sydnor Harrison The case is not like that of the woman who has an operable cervical cancer while she is bearing an inviable fetus. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley In the second case the cancer is operable and the child is viable. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley In the first case the supposition is that the case is operable but the child inviable. The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation\|Austin O'Malley The Wrights' goal was an operable and reasonably lightweight unit to be obtained quickly and cheaply. The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design\|Leonard S. Hobbs. British Dictionary definitions for operable operable / (ˈɒpərəbəl, ˈɒprə-) / adjective capable of being treated by a surgical operation capable of being operated capable of being put into practice Derived forms of operable operability, nounoperably, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to operable achievable, conceivable, feasible, obtainable, practicable, serviceable, viable, workable, doable, realizable Medical definitions for operable operable [ ŏp′ər-ə-bəl, ŏp′rə- ] adj. Being treatable by surgical operation with a reasonable degree of safety and chance of success. Other words from operable op′er•a•bil′i•ty n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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operable

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for operable

adjective

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Medical definitions for operable

adj.

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