controllable

controllable
Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.

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  • Controllable — Con*trol la*ble, a. Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable to command. [1913 Webster] Passion is the drunkeness of the mind, and, therefore, . . . not always controllable by reason. South. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • controllable — index corrigible, malleable, obedient, pliable, tractable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • controllable — (adj.) 1570s, from CONTROL (Cf. control) (v.) + ABLE (Cf. able) …   Etymology dictionary

  • controllable — [[t]kəntro͟ʊləb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it. They introduced fins for surfboards, making them more controllable. ...controllable aspects of life …   English dictionary

  • controllable — con|trol|la|ble [ kən trouləbl ] adjective capable of being controlled or kept within safe limits: controllable costs The disease is controllable but not curable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • controllable — UK [kənˈtrəʊləb(ə)l] / US [kənˈtroʊləb(ə)l] adjective capable of being controlled or kept within safe limits controllable costs The disease is controllable but not curable …   English dictionary

  • controllable — con|trol|la|ble [kənˈtrəuləbəl US ˈtroul ] adj able to be controlled ▪ Diabetes is a serious but controllable disease …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • controllable — adjective possible to be controlled: Central heating makes the temperature of your home easily controllable …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • controllable — valdomas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. controllable vok. steuerbar rus. управляемый pranc. réglable …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • controllable — control ► NOUN 1) the power to influence people s behaviour or the course of events. 2) the restriction of an activity or phenomenon. 3) a means of limiting or regulating something: exchange controls. 4) a device by which a machine is regulated.… …   English terms dictionary

  • Controllable pitch propeller — A controllable pitch propeller (CPP) or variable pitch propeller is a type of propeller with blades that can be rotated around their long axis to change their pitch. If the pitch can be set to negative values, the reversible propeller can also… …   Wikipedia

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