operable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒpərəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑpərəbəl, ˈɑprə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(op′ər ə bəl, op′rə-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
op•er•a•ble /ˈɑpərəbəl, ˈɑprə-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Surgeryable to be treated by a surgical operation.
  2. capable of being put into use, operation, or practice:an operable plan.
See -oper-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
op•er•a•ble  (op′ər ə bəl, op′rə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Surgerythat can be treated by a surgical operation. Cf. inoperable (def. 2).
  2. capable of being put into use, operation, or practice.
  • Late Latin operābilis, equivalent. to operā(rī) to work + -bilis -ble
  • 1640–50
op′er•a•bil′i•ty, n. 
op′er•a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
operable / ˈɒpərəbəl ˈɒprə-/
  1. capable of being treated by a surgical operation
  2. capable of being operated
  3. capable of being put into practice
ˌoperaˈbilityˈoperably
'operable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
commission - inoperable - interoperable - pay - warmup

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