patchableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpatʃəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpætʃəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patch v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < patch v. + -able suffix.

rare before mid 20th cent.

1. Capable of being repaired or strengthened with a patch.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [adjective] > able to be mended or repaired > with patches

patchable1849

1849 T. Carlyle Jrnl. 11 Nov. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1890) II. 23 Like a ragged coat..,not patched or patchable any longer.

1937 E. S. Bates Inside Out ix. 425 He decided to buy a Philokalia, and did indeed find one at the price: old and worn, but patchable.

1996 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 21 Oct. b3 Newbury said the leak was easily patchable, and that school would open on schedule today.

2002 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 9 Apr. 1 a Workers found that grass cloth wall coverings had deteriorated and were not patchable.

2. Capable of being electrically patched.

ΚΠ

1973 A. Douglas Electronic Mus. Production ii. 89 Attentuators [sic]..patchable to give 6¹⁰ different attenuation positions.

1993 Music Technol. May 62/1 I use the ARP 1613 sequencers—very flexible and patchable.

2000 Entertainment Design (Nexis) Aug. This fully patchable sound system is built around a 24-channel Soundcraft K1 console.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	patchable
释义	patchableadj. Brit. /ˈpatʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈpætʃəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: patch v., -able suffix. Etymology: < patch v. + -able suffix. rare before mid 20th cent. 1. Capable of being repaired or strengthened with a patch. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [adjective] > able to be mended or repaired > with patches patchable1849 1849 T. Carlyle Jrnl. 11 Nov. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1890) II. 23 Like a ragged coat..,not patched or patchable any longer. 1937 E. S. Bates Inside Out ix. 425 He decided to buy a Philokalia, and did indeed find one at the price: old and worn, but patchable. 1996 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant (Nexis) 21 Oct. b3 Newbury said the leak was easily patchable, and that school would open on schedule today. 2002 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 9 Apr. 1 a Workers found that grass cloth wall coverings had deteriorated and were not patchable. 2. Capable of being electrically patched. ΚΠ 1973 A. Douglas Electronic Mus. Production ii. 89 Attentuators [sic]..patchable to give 6¹⁰ different attenuation positions. 1993 Music Technol. May 62/1 I use the ARP 1613 sequencers—very flexible and patchable. 2000 Entertainment Design (Nexis) Aug. This fully patchable sound system is built around a 24-channel Soundcraft K1 console. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1849
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