English Explanatory Dictionary

detachable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
noun
  1. Any device that is designed so that it can be detached from something else.

Pronunciation

/dəˈtætʃəbl̩/ /diːˈtætʃəbl̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detachable.wav

Word forms

detachable detachables

Etymology

From French détachable, detach + -able.

Related words

demountable dismantlable

Derived words

detachableness detachably nondetachable undetachable undetachably
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