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- [pawr-tuh-buh l, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr-/
- /ˈpɔː.tə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawr-tuh-buh l, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of portable word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of PORTABLE portability 3
- adjective portable capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage. 1
- adjective portable easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter. 1
- adjective portable Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems. 1
- adjective portable Obsolete. endurable. 1
- noun portable something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable. 1
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Origin of portable
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word portābilis. See port5, -able
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Parts of speech for Portable
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portable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
portable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for portable
adj portable
- attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- conveyable — to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- demountable — to remove from a mounting, setting, or place of support, as a gun.
- deployable — able to be deployed
- detachable — If a part of an object is detachable, it has been made so that it can be removed from the object.
noun portable
- discman — a small portable CD player with light headphones
- ipod — Alternative capitalization of iPod.
- mp3 player — a digital media player, usually portable, that plays and stores files in the MP3 format.
adjective portable
- collapsible — A collapsible object is designed to be folded flat when it is not being used.
- foldaway — designed to be folded out of the way when not in use: a foldaway bed.
- folding — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- foldup — something, as a chair or bed, that can be folded up and stored away when not in use.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
Antonyms for portable
adjective portable
- importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
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