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movable


Meanings
  • adjective

    Capable of being moved or carried; movable property includes vehicles, furniture, and other objects that can be moved from one place to another.

  • adjective

    Having the power or ability to move; movable creatures include animals and humans.


Antonyms

immovable
Rhymes
Words rhyming with movable
dome , roam , chrome , comb , home , loom , room , tome
Homophones
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  1. movable feast (en) : A feast that moves from place to place, as opposed to one held at a fixed location.

  2. movable type (en) : A printing process in which individual letters can be moved around to form words.


Variants
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movabilities , movability , movable , movableness , movablenesses , movably , moveable , movables , moveables , movable feast
Etymology
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From the Old French word 'movable', meaning 'capable of moving'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'movable' is often used in the context of property taxes, where movable property is taxed differently than immovable property.

  2. In mathematics, a movable point is a point that can be moved along a geometric figure while preserving the figure's properties.


Related Concepts
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  1. immovable: The opposite of movable; something that cannot be moved or changed.


Culture
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In literature, movable objects have been used as symbols of change and transition. In art, movable sculptures and installations challenge the traditional notion of fixed art. Movable feasts have been an important aspect of various cultures and traditions, such as the Jewish Passover Seder and the Christian roaming feasts of the Middle Ages.

How to Memorize "movable"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a car, a piece of furniture being moved from one place to another, or a person walking.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the idea of motion or change.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'Moving Objects' to remember the meaning of movable.


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