machinable

or ma·chine·a·ble

[ muh-shee-nuh-buhl ]

/ məˈʃi nə bəl /

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adjective

(of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools.Compare free-machining.

(of a letter or package) capable of being safely sorted by mail machinery, as a parcel sorter.

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Origin of machinable

First recorded in 1915–20; machine + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM machinable

ma·chin·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·ma·chin·a·ble, adjectiveun·ma·chine·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby machinable

machicolate, machicolation, Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code

How to use machinable in a sentence

The casting, though intricate and not machinable in their own shop, could be easily handled in one that was well outfitted.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.
It was heat-treated to a machinable hardness before being worked on, but was not further tempered.
The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design|Leonard S. Hobbs.