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单词 commutable
释义

commutable

[ kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl ]
/ kəˈmyu tə bəl /
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adjective

that may be commuted; exchangeable or interchangeable.

Origin of commutable

1640–50; <Latin commūtābilis, equivalent to commūtā(re) to commute + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM commutable

com·mut·a·bil·i·ty, com·mut·a·ble·ness, nounun·com·mut·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby commutable

Community Services Administration, community singing, community-supported agriculture, community support officer, communize, commutable, commutate, commutation, commutation ticket, commutative, commutative group
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Example sentences from the Web for commutable

  • When we speak of a city we speak of the driving distance or the commutable distance to a city.

    Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • But you and I are commutable here; we can exchange places; and, as you go bail for my desk, so I can go bail for yours.

    The Meaning of Truth|William James

British Dictionary definitions for commutable

commutable
/ (kəˈmjuːtəbəl) /

adjective

law (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
able to be exchanged

Derived forms of commutable

commutability or commutableness, noun
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