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patternable

patternable adjective: describing a material on which a pattern may be etched.

Adjective

patternable

  1. Describing a material on which a pattern may be etched.
  2. Conforming to a pattern; predictable.
    • Similarly, although both clinical pathway and case management programmes seek to improve system efficiency, critical pathways concentrate on high-volume conditions with high costs in which care is generally patternable […]2000, Amitabh Prakash, Acute Stroke Treatment, page 102

Origin of patternable

From pattern + -able.

Words formed from patternable

Questions about patternable

What does patternable mean?
Patternable means describing a material on which a pattern may be etched.
What part of speech is patternable?
Patternable is an adjective.

Words near patternable in the dictionary

  1. pattern wheel
  2. pattern wheels
  3. pattern word
  4. pattern words
  5. patternability
  6. patternable
  7. patternage
  8. patternate
  9. patternated
  10. patternates
  11. patternating

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