removable
/ri'mu:vəbl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being taken off, detached, or eliminated: Describes something that can be physically separated from its usual position or connection.
- Able to be obliterated completely: Describes something that can be erased or wiped out entirely.
- Subject to being dismissed from a position: Describes an official or employee who can be removed from their job.
Usage and Examples
Describing a physical object:
- The laptop has a removable battery for easy replacement.
- We bought removable wall decals that won't damage the paint.
Describing an abstract quality:
- The stain on the fabric is removable with a special cleaner.
- The software leaves removable temporary files on your hard drive.
Describing a position or status:
- He held a removable political appointment, serving at the pleasure of the mayor.
Advanced Usage
"easily removable": Emphasizes that something can be taken off or eliminated with little effort.
- The cover is easily removable for cleaning.
In technical contexts: Often used to describe components in computing (e.g., removable storage like USB drives) or modular furniture/architecture.
- The system boots from removable media.
Variants and Related Words
- Remove (verb): To take away or eliminate.
- Please remove your shoes before entering.
- Removability (noun): The quality of being removable.
- The removability of the panel makes maintenance simple.
- Irremovable (adjective): Not capable of being removed.
- The judge has an irremovable tenure.
Synonyms
- Detachable: Capable of being disconnected.
- Erasable: Able to be rubbed out or deleted.
- Dismissible: Subject to being discharged from a position.
Antonyms
- Permanent: Lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change.
- Fixed: Securely placed or fastened; not subject to removal.
- Irremovable: Impossible to remove.
Adjective
- able to be obliterated completely
- capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed
- a removable cord
- removable partitions