displaceableadj.
/dɪsˈpleɪsəb(ə)l/ Capable of being, or liable to be, displaced.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [adjective] > able or liable to be
displaceable1677
dislocable1827
1677 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1676 (Royal Soc.) 11 806 Its parts were..easily displaceable by the subtile permeating matter.
1821 J. Bentham Elements Art of Packing 43 A Board..paid, placed, and displaceable by the servants of the crown.
1883 J. M. Duncan Clin. Lect. Dis. Women (ed. 2) i. 3 It may be mobile or floating, or it may be merely displaceable.
Derivatives
displaceaˈbility n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [noun] > ability to be displaced
dislocability1827
displaceability1882
1882 Nature 12 Oct. 592/1 The classification of surfaces according to the displaceability of their geodetic triangles.
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