Synonyms for controllable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhn-trohl
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈtroʊl


Définition of controllable

Origin :
  • 1570s, from control (v.) + -able.
  • adj manageable
Example sentences :
  • As a controllable balancing-pole, there is probably nothing to equal it.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • It's not controllable enough and uranium isn't something we could carry by the ton.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • We then grasp, with clearness, larger unities of controllable experience.
  • Extract from : « The Sources Of Religious Insight » by Josiah Royce
  • A glance shows it to be the flags on the Sims-Edison controllable torpedo.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895 » by Various
  • Outlet openings should be formed around the base of the room leading to the outer air and closed by controllable shutters.
  • Extract from : « A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products » by F. B. Wright
  • Light has the advantages of being silent and controllable as to position and direction, and of being a visible signal at night.
  • Extract from : « Artificial Light » by M. Luckiesh
  • Under Socialism it would for all his life be hisand the worlds, and controllable by him.
  • Extract from : « New Worlds For Old » by Herbert George Wells
  • Try as she might to empty herself of everything except acceptance and love, she found that only her body was controllable.
  • Extract from : « Vera » by Elisabeth von Arnim
  • Of the controllable locomotive torpedoes, the three representative types are the Patrick, Sims and Brennan.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 » by Various
  • He kissed her cheek, and departed in great misery, which was several hours in lessening itself to a controllable level.
  • Extract from : « Return of the Native » by Thomas Hardy

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