Antonyms for derivable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-rahyv
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈraɪv


Definition of derivable

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French deriver "to flow, pour out; derive, originate," from Latin derivare "to lead or draw off (a stream of water) from its source" (in Late Latin also "to derive"), from phrase de rivo (de "from" + rivus "stream;" see rivulet). Etymological sense is 1550s. Related: Derived; deriving.
  • adj deducible
Example sentences :
  • No satisfactory evidence on the point is derivable from published statistics.
  • Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
  • No such impression is derivable from the voluminous poetry of Browning.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to Robert Browning » by Hiram Corson
  • On the contrary, “just powers” are recognized as derivable from the consent of the people.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of America » by Henry Van Dyke
  • Fire is not derivable from truth, nor is brimstone a stimulus to memory.
  • Extract from : « My Path to Atheism » by Annie Besant
  • The Rhinoceroses also would seem to be derivable from the Palaeotheriidae.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • So their history is now derivable from other sources, which, at best, are very meagre.
  • Extract from : « Mellifont Abbey, Co. Louth » by Anonymous
  • We will now ascertain what sanction to slavery is derivable from these terms.
  • Extract from : « The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus » by American Anti-Slavery Society
  • Such a circumstance, if not derivable from the connotation, is called an Accident.
  • Extract from : « Logic » by Carveth Read
  • That he wears a yellow robe is a proprium, derivable from the ceremonial of his court.
  • Extract from : « Logic » by Carveth Read
  • But not translatable into any other form of energy because not derivable from any other form.
  • Extract from : « The Breath of Life » by John Burroughs

Synonyms for derivable

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