detectable
/dɪˈtektəbəl/dih-TEK-tuh-buhl
/dɪˈtɛktəbəl/dih-TEK-tuh-buhl
Meaningable to be detected
Common meaning: able to be detected (inferred)
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- tectto coverLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1845 · scan
- ableable to be
‘down, away, off’ + ‘to cover’ → detectable
Journey through time
- Latintegō, tēxī, tēctum‘to cover’
- Englishdetect‘to discover’
- Englishformed in English from detectdetectable‘able to be detected (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be detected. It can be inferred from any of: detect.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from detect + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- tegō, tēxī, tēctum Latin “to cover”
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