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pointable

pointable adjective: capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.

Adjective

pointable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.
    • The SPOT satellite system is unique in that it has pointable mirrors which allow for flexible user-specified ground coverage. This high temporal resolution is important for monitoring dynamic events such as forest fires […]1995, David L. Verbyla, Satellite Remote Sensing of Natural Resources

Origin of pointable

From point + -able.

Questions about pointable

What does pointable mean?
Pointable means capable of being pointed, or turned to face something.
What part of speech is pointable?
Pointable is an adjective.

Words near pointable in the dictionary

  1. point-to-pointer
  2. point-to-pointers
  3. point-to-pointing
  4. point-to-points
  5. pointability
  6. pointable
  7. pointal
  8. pointals
  9. pointation
  10. pointball
  11. pointballs

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