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catchable

catchable adjective: that can be caught.

Adjective

catchable (not comparable)

  1. That can be caught.
    • […] arranged so that said one of said intermediate hinge pins is catchable and embracable between both of said second parts, said second part having a respective pressing surface which is pressable against said one of said intermediate hinge pins when in a catch position, […]1988, Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, page 705

Origin of catchable

From catch + -able.

Words formed from catchable

Questions about catchable

What does catchable mean?
Catchable means that can be caught.
What part of speech is catchable?
Catchable is an adjective.

Words near catchable in the dictionary

  1. catch-up effects
  2. catch-ups
  3. catch-weight
  4. catchabilities
  5. catchability
  6. catchable
  7. catchall
  8. catchalls
  9. catchball
  10. catchbasin
  11. catchbasins

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