scalable

[ skey-luh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being scaled: the scalable slope of a mountain.

Origin of scalable

1
First recorded in 1570–80; scale3 + -able

Other words from scalable

  • scal·a·ble·ness, noun
  • scal·a·bly, adverb
  • un·scal·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby scalable

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British Dictionary definitions for scalable

scalable

/ (ˈskeɪləbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being scaled or climbed

  2. computing (of a network) able to be expanded to cope with increased use

Derived forms of scalable

  • scalableness, noun
  • scalably, adverb

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