🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

drenável

Pronunciation / Transliteration: drenável

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drainable/ˈdreɪnəbl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O novo sistema é drenável para facilitar a manutenção."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Capable of being drained of liquid.

    "The new design features a drainable reservoir that makes maintenance easier."
  2. 2

    Referring to a system or structure that allows for the removal of liquid.

    "The drainable floor in the laboratory prevents water accumulation during experiments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'drainable' is derived from the verb 'drain', which comes from the Old French 'drainer', meaning to draw off liquid. The suffix '-able' indicates capability, thus 'drainable' refers to something that can be drained.

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