removable

[ri-moo-vuh-buh l]

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adjective

that may be removed.
Mathematics.
1. (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.
2. (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.Compare essential(def 5).

Origin of removable

First recorded in 1525–35; remove + -able

Related formsre·mov·a·bil·i·ty, re·mov·a·ble·ness, nounre·mov·a·bly, adverbnon·re·mov·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·mov·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·mov·a·ble·ness, nounun·re·mov·a·bly, adverb

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Related Words for removable

portable, mobile, movable, demountable

Examples from the Web for removable

Contemporary Examples of removable

And he had a removable cast on his hand for the rest of the shoot.
The Unheralded Comedy Genius: Nicholas Stoller on ‘Neighbors,’ Zac Efron’s ‘Darkness,’ and Diddy
Marlow Stern
May 8, 2014
In one jurisdiction studied, Northern Virginia, 30 to 40 percent of the gang task force case load were removable aliens.
Fight Gangs by Enforcing Immigration
David Frum
July 11, 2012
CIS again: A very large share of immigrant gang members are illegal aliens and removable aliens.
Fight Gangs by Enforcing Immigration
David Frum
July 11, 2012

Historical Examples of removable

When a man is married he is settled in fact, and then he is not removable.
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2
Henry Fielding
Pipe B is removable, which is convenient in cleaning out the tank.
The Automobile Storage Battery
O. A. Witte
But it would have been too much to have expected me to treat all this matter as removable rubbish.
Notes on My Books
Joseph Conrad
The board were to be appointed by the King, and removable at his pleasure.
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846
Various
The viceroys were appointed by the king and removable by him at pleasure.
The Land We Live In
Henry Mann

Word Origin and History for removable

adj.

1530s, from remove (v.) + -able. Related: Removability.