transferability
transferability noun: the ability of something to be transferred.
Noun
transferability (countable and uncountable, plural transferabilities)
- The ability of something to be transferred.
- The transferability of his skills was truly startling; the confidence required to sell illegal documents was the same confidence required to sit in an office beneath a framed Harvard diploma and pretend he knew what he was doing until he learned the job.2010, Emily St. John Mandel, The Singer’s Gun, Picador (2015), page 99
- The capacity of goods to be transported (linked to their value versus bulk).
- The invariance of properties associated with an atom (or fragment) present in a variety of molecules.
Forms of transferability
| plural | transferabilities |
|---|---|
| alternative form | transferrability |
| alternative form (archaic) | transferribility |
Origin of transferability
From transfer + -ability.
Words formed from transferability
Questions about transferability
- What does transferability mean?
- Transferability means the ability of something to be transferred.
- What part of speech is transferability?
- Transferability is a noun.
- What is the plural of transferability?
- The plural of transferability is transferabilities.
Words near transferability in the dictionary
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