detachable

CEFRB1

/dəˈtætʃəbl̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to be separated from something else.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Any device that is designed so that it can be detached from something else.

Examples

  • Each door has a detachable slide that can be used as a raft.

  • The pontoons are detachable.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /diːˈtætʃəbl̩/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.

More examples

In context

  • For the past few months, the red HP Pavilion X2 10-n055na has been my pick of the detachables at £249.99.

  • Pique and linen also accented several coats and oftentimes were both detachable and formed an overcollar covering a collar made from the coat fabric.

Quick test

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The laptop has a blank keyboard that can be removed for tablet mode.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From French détachable, detach + -able.