pushableadj.
/ˈpʊʃəb(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈpʊʃəb(ə)l/ Capable of being pushed (in various senses of the verb).
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society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > [adjective] > that can be pushed
pushable1871
society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > plates and films > [adjective] > types of film
thirty-five millimetre1666
soft?1863
pushable1871
unexposed1892
lenticulated1925
prescreened1929
lenticular1934
pan1940
subminiature1977
1871 Appletons' Jrnl. 26 Aug. 246/2 ‘Young Yale’ seems inclined to hope that he is ‘pushable’, and that, if he will not himself open the sluice-gates, he will at least allow himself to be impelled by the current, and not attempt to resist or hold it back.
1914 H. James Notes Son & Brother xii. 429 Various thrilled persons could inhale the interest to their fullest capacity and feel that they too had been pushed forward—and were even to find themselves by so much the more pushable yet.
1953 Times 29 July 4/6 (advt.) Baby doesn't know it but his pram wouldn't be half as pushable if it weren't for Tru-Wel tubes.
1979 SLR Camera Mar. 9/2 The new film is pushable.
2004 J. L. Jones Robot Programming 265 If the robot encounters a pushable object when no light is visible, Dark-push triggers.
Derivatives
pushaˈbility n.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > plates and films > [noun] > film > specific quality
pushability1919
1919 Times 2 May 3/6 (advt.) Advertiser desires an opportunity to prove his worth... Qualifications—tact, initiative, ‘pushability’; he'd like a five-minute interview with you.
2004 P. A. Schneider & M. B. Silva in P. A. Schneider et al. Carotid Interventions 299 Coaxial catheters lose pushability because they have the internal friction of the guidewire along the entire length of the catheter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1871