measurable

/ˈmeʒəəbəl/MEH-zhur-uh-buhl

UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked

/ˈmɛʒɚəbəl/MEH-zhur-uh-buhl

Meaningthat one can measure

Common meaning: able to be measured

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measto measure outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1133 · scan
urnoun ending: result or process
ableable to be

Journey through time

Latinmētior, mēnsus‘to measure out’
Old Frenchmesuresource
Middle Englishmesuresource
Englishmeasure‘to gauge how big something is’
Englishformed in English from measuremeasurable‘able to be measured’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from measure + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MEASURE, p.361 · scan

Roots

mētior, mēnsus Latin “to measure out”

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