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portable definition

port·able (pôr′tə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be carried
    1. easily carried or moved, esp. by hand a portable TV
    2. that can be used anywhere because operated by self-contained batteries a portable radio
  3. Obsolete bearable; endurable

Etymology: ME < MFr < LL portabilis < portare: see fare

noun

something portable

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portable Synonyms

portable

modif.

transportable, conveyable, transferable, easily transported, manageable, compact; see also movable.


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portable Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • old: You might need to investigate these if you have an old portable that doesn't have sockets for PCMCIA adapters.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: However, if we want to make the data more portable, we can store the data in an XML file.

Modifies a noun

  • heater: Both of these issues can be taken care of by the purchase of a portable heater.

Modifying Another Word

  • supremely: Fear not, because this chic, effective and supremely portable BBQ is powder-coated in fetching pastel shades.

Noun used with modifier

  • hand: It will also provide 100 base sites across Northern Ireland, 2,500 mobiles, 6,000 hand portables and the refurbishment of 20 control rooms.

Infinitive complement

  • broadcast: Are extractive text summarisation techniques portable to broadcast news?

Used with adjective complement

  • make: IT skills are developed and made portable by means of appropriate certification arrangements which are recognized across Europe.

Preposition: across

  • platform: The high-level interface is therefore portable across hardware platforms.
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