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designable, a. [f. L. dēsignā-re (see designate v.) + -ble. In sense 2 f. design v. + -able.] †1. |ˈdɛsɪgnəb(ə)l| That can be distinctly marked out; distinguishable. Obs.
1644Digby Two Treat. i. 85 The mover..cannot passe over all these infinite designable degrees in an instant. 1666Boyle Orig. Formes & Qual. (1667) 3 Matter..must have Motion in some or all its designable Parts. 1716M. Davies Athen. Brit. II. 242 Book-Ware-Houses, furnish'd with such an Ideal, optable or designable Arianizing Library. 2. |dəˈzaɪnəb(ə)l| Capable of being designed. |