portable
Use Portable in a sentence
tə adjective
1.
capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.
2.
easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter.
3.
Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
4.
Obsolete, endurable.
noun
5.
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable.
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Portable
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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portable (ˈpɔːtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand |
| 2. | (of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another |
| 3. | archaic able to be endured; bearable |
| —n | |
| 4. | an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc |
| [C14: from Late Latin portābilis, from Latin portāre to carry] | |
| porta'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'portably | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
portable
c.1400, from Fr. portable, from L.L. portabilis "that can be carried," from L. portare "to carry" (see port (1)).
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Example sentences
Bread appears in many forms, but it is essentially a way of preparing staple grain in a form that's easily storable and portable.
Available in the portable portion known as the snow cone.
In today's mobile society, there is no shortage of solutions for trying to keep your portable electronics and valuable safe.
Portable equipment is not so lucky, as the energy density of batteries is limited and unlikely to improve much in the near future.
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