Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: controllable
IPA transcription: [kəntɹ'oʊləbəl]
Pronunciations of controllable
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: controllable, governable
    Meaning: capable of being controlled
Usage examples
  • But the little battery with its metal plates in a weak solution proved a perennial reservoir of electrical energy, safe and controllable, from which supplies could be drawn at will.
  • The swinging pendulum, with connected apparatus for compressing air or, perhaps, for generating the electric current, seems to be the most controllable and therefore the safest of the various types of apparatus which are applicable to the utilisation of wave-power for propulsion.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0