removable
Americanadjective
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that may be removed.
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Mathematics.
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(of a singularity of a function of a complex variable) noting that the function is not analytic at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be analytic at the point.
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(of a discontinuity) noting that the function is discontinuous at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be continuous at the point.
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Other Word Forms
- nonremovable adjective
- removability noun
- removableness noun
- removably adverb
- unremovable adjective
- unremovableness noun
- unremovably adverb
Etymology
Origin of removable
Explanation
Removable is an adjective used to describe something that can be taken away. A temporary tattoo is easily removable, but a real tattoo isn't. Anything that can be taken away, taken off, or gotten rid of can be described with the adjective removable. The CEO of a company is removable, because she can be fired by the company's board of directors. Your clothes are removable, since you can take them off whenever you choose to. (Well, maybe not whenever.) Removable implies something that is ultimately impermanent or temporary.
Vocabulary lists containing removable
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Example Sentences
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For added flexibility, the bag also features a top handle for hand carry and a removable strap for crossbody wear.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025
Many of the agencies that perform regulatory and adjudicative functions are ordinary Cabinet-level departments, the heads of which are nominated by the president, confirmed by the Senate, and removable at will by the president.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2025
Those agencies typically are run by bipartisan panels whose members are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate for fixed terms, removable only for misconduct.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2025
Complete with a dimmable, removable LED mirror, it functions as both an organizer and a vanity for when one isn’t handy.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
In the Adams formulation, aristocracies were to society as the passions were to the individual personality, permanent fixtures susceptible to disciplined containment and artful channeling, but never altogether removable.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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