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scalable

/ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/

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Australia/ˈskæɪ.lə.bl̩/

scalable adjective: capable of being climbed.

Adjective

scalable (comparative more scalable, superlative most scalable)

  1. Capable of being climbed.
    Antonyms:
    unscalable
  2. Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
    • To use one of the ugliest words in the contemporary lexicon, Glasman and his colleagues believe that micro-democracy is scalable: get it right at the local level, and the rest will follow.2011, David Runciman, “Socialism in One Country”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15
    Antonyms:
    unscalable
  3. (logistics) Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.
    • Most systems have a small host table, but it cannot be used for all applications because it is not scalable and does not have a standard method for automatic distribution.2002, Craig Hunt, TCP/IP Network Administration 3rd ed, page 82
  4. Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.

Examples of scalable in a sentence

  • Bézier curves are applied, for example in computer graphics and animation, to produce smooth, infinitely scalable curves.
  • In addition, Pick To Box is scalable and can be easily adapted to meet changing needs.
  • Develop techniques to share complex ideas in a scalable way (going from ELI5 to rocket science).

All 11 example sentences with scalable

Antonyms of scalable

Forms of scalable

comparativemore scalable
superlativemost scalable

Origin of scalable

From scale + -able.

Words formed from scalable

Questions about scalable

What does scalable mean?
Scalable means capable of being climbed.
What part of speech is scalable?
Scalable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce scalable?
Scalable is pronounced /ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/ (UK).

Words near scalable in the dictionary

  1. scala tympanis
  2. scala vestibuli
  3. scala vestibulis
  4. scalabilities
  5. scalability
  6. scalable
  7. scalably
  8. scalade
  9. scalades
  10. scalado
  11. scaladoes

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