controllable
US/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/
controllable adjective: able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
Adjective
controllable (comparative more controllable, superlative most controllable)
- Able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
- For instance, such nonweather factors as insects, disease, errors of management, accidents, and other factors may not be considered controllable […]1961, American Farm Economic Association, Journal of Farm Economics
- A spring-loaded reducing valve, controllable from the cab, admitted h.p. steam to both h.p. and l.p. cylinders whenever necessary, as, for example, on starting; [...].1961 Novermber, Voyageur, “The last of the Midland compounds”, in Trains Illustrated, page 675
- Synonyms:
- governable, manageable, tractable, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, docile, indulgent, maniable
- Antonyms:
- refractory, uncontrollable
Noun
controllable (plural controllables)
- Any factor that can be controlled.
- The widest variety of marketing research studies focus on the influences of controllables—products, distribution, promotion, and price.1976, Edward W. Cundiff, Richard Ralph Still, Norman A. P. Govoni, Fundamentals of Modern Marketing, page 131
controllable meaning in Tamil
controllable in Tamil
- கட்டுப்படுத்தக்கூடிய, தடை செய்து நிறுத்தத்தக்க, அடக்கத்தக்க
Examples of controllable in a sentence
- The machine embodied rationality, a machine was predictable, controllable, nonidiosyncratic, easy to routinize and systemize.
- High winds are not in themselves a controllable risk.
- In this paper, we show how to compute a controllable and coobservable sublanguage of the specification in a computationally efficient way.
Synonyms of controllable
Antonyms
Forms of controllable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more controllable |
| superlative | most controllable |
| Noun | |
| plural | controllables |
Origin of controllable
From control + -able.
Words formed from controllable
Questions about controllable
- What does controllable mean?
- Controllable means able to be controlled; subject to regulation or command.
- What is controllable in Tamil?
- Controllable in Tamil is கட்டுப்படுத்தக்கூடிய, தடை செய்து நிறுத்தத்தக்க, அடக்கத்தக்க. See Controllable meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is controllable?
- Controllable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce controllable?
- Controllable is pronounced /kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/ (US).
Words near controllable in the dictionary
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