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portable

[ pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being transported or conveyed:

    a portable stage.

  2. easily carried or conveyed by hand:

    I found a lightweight, portable propane stove for our trekking holiday.

  3. Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
  4. Obsolete. endurable.


noun

  1. something that is easily carried by hand, especially as distinguished from a counterpart that is harder or less convenient to move:

    Of their three television sets, one is a portable.

portable

/ ˈɔːəə /

adjective

  1. able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand
  2. (of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another
  3. archaic.
    able to be endured; bearable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰٲ, adverb
  • ˌǰٲˈٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ǰa· adverb
  • ԴDz·ǰa· adjective
  • ܲ·ǰa· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of portable1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Late Latin ǰ; port 5, -able
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of portable1

C14: from Late Latin ǰ, from Latin ǰ to carry
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A much more definitive discovery would be to discover life in our own solar system using robotic space craft containing portable laboratories.

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I didn’t see her for a while, but because I had added her on Instagram, I saw that she had bought a portable pole and set it up at the beach.

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A fire from a portable battery engulfed a plane on the tarmac in South Korea in January, and U.S. air safety regulators say lithium-ion battery fires occur nearly twice per week.

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VIP tends to have more of the nice, air-conditioned trailer-style portable bathrooms, and there are also exclusive food and beverage spots the hoi polloi can’t access.

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