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weighable

/wˈeɪəbəl/ adj

able to be weighed

Word Origin From Old English 'wegan' — to carry or move, which also came to mean weighing (since you lift something to feel its weight). So 'weighable' means able to be weighed. The same root gives us 'weight', 'weighty', and 'overweight'. The PIE root *wegh- meant 'to go, transport in a vehicle' — so weighing is linked to carrying. You can see it in 'wagon' and 'way' as well.

adj able to be weighed

The diamond's value was weighable in precise carat measurements.

(形容词) 可称重的；可称量的

这颗钻石的价值可以通过精确的克拉重量来衡量。

(adjetivo) Que se puede pesar.

El valor del diamante se pudo pesar con mediciones precisas en quilates.

(adjectif) Qui peut être pesé ; dont le poids peut être déterminé.

La valeur du diamant était weighable en mesures précises de carats.

(Adjektiv) wägbar [**weighable** *Adjektiv* – gewichtsmäßig bestimmbar; so beschaffen, dass es gewogen werden kann.]

Die Probe war klein, aber dennoch **weighable**.

(形容詞) 重さを量ることができる;計量可能な

ダイヤモンドの価値は正確なカラット数で計量可能だった。

(adjetivo) que pode ser pesado

O valor do diamante era pesável em medidas precisas de quilate.

Synonyms: measurable ponderable quantifiable determinable Antonyms: unweighable immeasurable unquantifiable
Word parts: weigh + able

Related words

weight weighty weightless

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