trainable

 [trey-nuh-buhl]  

train·a·ble

   [trey-nuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being trained.
2.
Education. of or pertaining to moderately retarded individuals who may achieve some self-sufficiency, as in personal care.
Origin:
1540–50; train + -able

Related forms
train·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·train·a·ble, adjective
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train (treɪn)
 
—vb
1.  (tr) to guide or teach (to do something), as by subjecting to various exercises or experiences: to train a man to fight
2.  (tr) to control or guide towards a specific goal: to train a plant up a wall
3.  (intr) to do exercises and prepare for a specific purpose: the athlete trained for the Olympics
4.  (tr) to improve or curb by subjecting to discipline: to train the mind
5.  (tr) to focus or bring to bear (on something): to train a telescope on the moon
 
—n
6.  a.  a line of coaches or wagons coupled together and drawn by a railway locomotive
 b.  (as modifier): a train ferry
7.  a sequence or series, as of events, thoughts, etc: a train of disasters
8.  a procession of people, vehicles, etc, travelling together, such as one carrying supplies of ammunition or equipment in support of a military operation
9.  a series of interacting parts through which motion is transmitted: a train of gears
10.  a fuse or line of gunpowder to an explosive charge, etc
11.  something drawn along, such as the long back section of a dress that trails along the floor behind the wearer
12.  a retinue or suite
13.  proper order or course
 
[C14: from Old French trahiner, from Vulgar Latin tragīnāre (unattested) to draw; related to Latin trahere to drag]
 
'trainable
 
—adj
 
'trainless
 
—adj

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