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How to pronounce movable in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chattel, personal chattel
Type of personal estate, private property, personal property, personalty
Type Words
Synonyms moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable
Derivation movability, movableness, move
Type Words
Derivation movableness, move

Examples of movable

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Gutenberg didn't just invent movable type, he invented inventory, to his dismay.
From the suntimes.com
Among movable voters, nearly half have favorable views of both Obama and McCain.
From the washingtonpost.com
A subroutine is a part of a program that can be re-used, just like movable type.
From the economist.com
The mounting screw is held to the underside of the tripod head by a movable arm.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Digital based movable exhibitions are available whenever and wherever scheduled.
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In the time of Justinian the fixed bridge was replaced with a movable structure.
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Top-bar hives also have movable frames and make use of the concept of bee space.
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Now the movable feast concept is spreading beyond the borders of Mexican cuisine.
From the newsobserver.com
It's a movable feast, however, depending on when the birds arrive in each area.
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More examples
  • Chattel: personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
  • Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
  • (movableness) movability: the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged
  • Something which is movable; an article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture; Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or ...
  • (movably) So as to make movable
  • (Movables) Term used for moveable items (household contents, goods or furniture) that are not regarded as part of the building or building installations.
  • A movable or class 2 pulley has a free axle. That is, the axle is "free" to move in space. A movable pulley is used to multiply forces. A movable pulley has a mechanical advantage of 2. ...