erasable
erasable adjective: capable of being erased.
Adjective
erasable (not comparable)
- Capable of being erased
- The Virginiola was recovered; the abstracted sheet was cunningly replaced, probably certain erasable marks that had been put in for fuller disguise were removed, and Mr Powis received back his property with formal regrets.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
- Avoid the frustration of time-consuming do-overs on school projects. Try Crayola Erasable Markers, Crayons & colored pencils.2006 Crayola Markers, Binney & Smith, Inc. [advertisement on box]
- Synonyms:
- delible
Noun
erasable (plural erasables)
- Any recording medium whose contents can be erased.
- With the addition of the erasables, the company now offers what it describes as "a complete family" of optical recording products, including Videodisk, CD-ROM, CD-audio, and write-once units.1986, Photonics Spectra, volume 20
Synonyms of erasable
Antonyms
Forms of erasable
| plural | erasables |
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Origin of erasable
From erase + -able.
Words formed from erasable
- erasable programmable logic device
- erasable programmable read-only memory
- erasably
- inerasable
- nonerasable
- unerasable
Phrases with erasable
Questions about erasable
- What does erasable mean?
- Erasable means capable of being erased.
- What part of speech is erasable?
- Erasable can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near erasable in the dictionary
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