portable
[ pawr-tuh-buh l, pohr- ]
/ ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr- /
adjective
capable of being transported or conveyed: a portable stage.
easily carried or conveyed by hand: a portable typewriter.
Computers.
(of data sets, software, etc.) capable of being used on different computer systems.
Obsolete.
endurable.
noun
something that is portable, especially as distinguished from a nonportable counterpart: Of their three television sets, one is a portable.
Origin of portable
OTHER WORDS FROM portable
port·a·bly, adverb non·port·a·ble, adjective un·port·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portable
portable potableWords nearby portable
port.,
porta,
porta-potti,
portabella,
portability,
portable,
portacaval,
portacaval shunt,
portadown,
portage,
portage la prairie
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British Dictionary definitions for portable
portable
/ (ˈpɔːtəbəl) /
adjective
able to be carried or moved easily, esp by hand
(of software, files, etc) able to be transferred from one type of computer system to another
archaic
able to be endured; bearable
noun
an article designed to be readily carried by hand, such as a television, typewriter, etc
Derived forms of portable
portability, noun portably, adverbWord Origin for portable
C14: from Late Latin
portābilis, from Latin
portāre to carry