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portable
[ pawr-tuh-buhl, pohr- ]
adjective
- capable of being transported or conveyed:
a portable stage.
- easily carried or conveyed by hand:
I found a lightweight, portable propane stove for our trekking holiday.
- Computers. (of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
- Obsolete. endurable.
noun
- 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
- able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand
- (of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another
- archaic.able to be endured; bearable
noun
- an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈǰٲ, adverb
- ˌǰٲˈٲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ǰa· adverb
- ԴDz·ǰa· adjective
- ܲ·ǰa· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of portable1
Example Sentences
A much more definitive discovery would be to discover life in our own solar system using robotic space craft containing portable laboratories.
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.
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.
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.
Officials are also taking steps to put portable classrooms on one of the sites.
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