transportableadj.n.

Brit.

/trɑːnˈspɔːtəb(ə)l/,

/tranˈspɔːtəb(ə)l/, U.S.

/træn(t)sˈpɔrdəbəl/

Etymology: < transport v. + -able suffix. Compare French transportable (1812 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter); modern Latin transportābilis.

A. adj.

a. Capable of being transported.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > [adjective] > able to be

transportable1582

transportative1650

1582 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 530 In uptaking of the custum of all gudis transportabill furth of this realme.

1642 Declar. Lords & Comm. to Gen. Assemb. Ch. Scot. 13 [Soldiers] to be sent presently over to reside amongst them, or declared transportable.

1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 680 A Chest of Copper,..transportable by means of woodden barrs like a Sedan or Chair.

1726 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 257 Discharging them to be transported without the consent of the General Assembly, or declared transportable without consent of the people.

1881 J. Russell Haigs of Bemersyde v. 105 Bringing off whatever was transportable on its own four feet.

1904 R. Small Hist. U.P. Congregat. II. 1 The Presbytery declared him transportable.

b. spec. of computer software: that can be used on more than one kind of machine.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > software > [adjective] > transferable

transportable1972

1972 Rep. National Res. Council Canada No. 13659 (ERIC Rep. No. 160126) 4 Facilities for producing ‘transportable’ computer based course materials.

1977 Proc. Internat. Symp. Computer Aided Seismic Analysis 121/1 PAL, through its structured logic and easily transportable software, provides a framework which will readily accept modification and expansion.

1983 Mini-Micro Syst. Feb. 71/3 dec is encouraging software producers in Europe to make software transportable between countries.

c. Of a computer (see quots. 1983, 1985).

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > portable

luggable1978

transportable1982

laptop1983

lap-held1984

1982 Byte Nov. 6 Portable..refers to a small, transportable computer on which you can touch-type.

1983 Times 31 May 20/4 The new breed of portable computers makes some of the older machines..look immovable by comparison... Once known as portable computers, these machines are now dubbed transportable computers, to distinguish them from smaller machines that are more easily moved.

1985 Pract. Computing Jan. 70/3 Although called the Portable, the machine is..what is more normally termed transportable. That is, it is a mains~powered unit which..is too heavy to be carried around all the time.

2. Involving or liable to transportation.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > types of crime generally > types of offence according to punishment

penalc1443

capital?1531

purgeable1644

transportable1769

statutable1782

unclergyable1817

non-clergyable1826

extraditable1887

sanctionable1927

imprisonable1971

1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xvii. 242 The statute..makes it a felony transportable for seven years.

1815 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. 323 It does not..appear that he ever committed any hangable or transportable offence.

1840 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 371 I remember once discovering that I was living in the commission of transportable offences at the rate of two a-day.

B. n.

A transportable television set, computer, etc., spec. one which is heavier than a ‘portable’ appliance.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > transmitting or receiving apparatus > [noun] > television set

television set1924

television1929

home video1949

TV1949

box1950

transistor set1953

telly1954

idiot box1955

monitor1957

boob tube1959

goggle-box1959

transportable1959

the tube1959

portable1960

set1961

widescreen1982

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > portable

portable1933

luggable1978

notebook computer1982

lap portable1983

laptop1983

transportable1983

lap-held1984

notebook1988

mobile device1989

notebook PC1989

notepad1991

digital assistant1992

personal digital assistant1992

netbook1999

1959 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 11/3 The transportable [sc. a television] is something comparatively new. It has a carrying handle, yet is too heavy to be classed as a lightweight portable.

1971 Radio Times 25 Nov. 35 (advt.) The Deccavision Executive 17″ transportable—a black-and-white TV that gives big, bold performance wherever there's a mains point.

1983 Observer 19 June 21/1 Although perception of portability differs radically, three categories can be discerned... These are the handhelds, the true portables, and the transportables.

1983 Austral. Microcomputer Mag. Nov. 76/1 Despite the provision of a high level of computing power in such recent hand-held portables.., there always should be room for larger transportables.

Derivatives

tranˈsportableness n. the quality of being transportable; liability to transportation.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > transportation > liability to

transportableness1727

1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

1844 P. Harwood Hist. Irish Rebellion 107 Transportableness for life.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	transportable
释义	transportableadj.n. Brit. /trɑːnˈspɔːtəb(ə)l/, /tranˈspɔːtəb(ə)l/, U.S. /træn(t)sˈpɔrdəbəl/ Etymology: < transport v. + -able suffix. Compare French transportable (1812 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter); modern Latin transportābilis. A. adj. 1. a. Capable of being transported. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [adjective] > able to be transportable1582 transportative1650 1582 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 530 In uptaking of the custum of all gudis transportabill furth of this realme. 1642 Declar. Lords & Comm. to Gen. Assemb. Ch. Scot. 13 [Soldiers] to be sent presently over to reside amongst them, or declared transportable. 1676 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 680 A Chest of Copper,..transportable by means of woodden barrs like a Sedan or Chair. 1726 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 257 Discharging them to be transported without the consent of the General Assembly, or declared transportable without consent of the people. 1881 J. Russell Haigs of Bemersyde v. 105 Bringing off whatever was transportable on its own four feet. 1904 R. Small Hist. U.P. Congregat. II. 1 The Presbytery declared him transportable. b. spec. of computer software: that can be used on more than one kind of machine. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > software > [adjective] > transferable transportable1972 1972 Rep. National Res. Council Canada No. 13659 (ERIC Rep. No. 160126) 4 Facilities for producing ‘transportable’ computer based course materials. 1977 Proc. Internat. Symp. Computer Aided Seismic Analysis 121/1 PAL, through its structured logic and easily transportable software, provides a framework which will readily accept modification and expansion. 1983 Mini-Micro Syst. Feb. 71/3 dec is encouraging software producers in Europe to make software transportable between countries. c. Of a computer (see quots. 1983, 1985). ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [adjective] > portable luggable1978 transportable1982 laptop1983 lap-held1984 1982 Byte Nov. 6 Portable..refers to a small, transportable computer on which you can touch-type. 1983 Times 31 May 20/4 The new breed of portable computers makes some of the older machines..look immovable by comparison... Once known as portable computers, these machines are now dubbed transportable computers, to distinguish them from smaller machines that are more easily moved. 1985 Pract. Computing Jan. 70/3 Although called the Portable, the machine is..what is more normally termed transportable. That is, it is a mains~powered unit which..is too heavy to be carried around all the time. 2. Involving or liable to transportation. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > types of crime generally > types of offence according to punishment penalc1443 capital?1531 purgeable1644 transportable1769 statutable1782 unclergyable1817 non-clergyable1826 extraditable1887 sanctionable1927 imprisonable1971 1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xvii. 242 The statute..makes it a felony transportable for seven years. 1815 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. 323 It does not..appear that he ever committed any hangable or transportable offence. 1840 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) V. 371 I remember once discovering that I was living in the commission of transportable offences at the rate of two a-day. B. n. A transportable television set, computer, etc., spec. one which is heavier than a ‘portable’ appliance. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > transmitting or receiving apparatus > [noun] > television set television set1924 television1929 home video1949 TV1949 box1950 transistor set1953 telly1954 idiot box1955 monitor1957 boob tube1959 goggle-box1959 transportable1959 the tube1959 portable1960 set1961 widescreen1982 society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > portable portable1933 luggable1978 notebook computer1982 lap portable1983 laptop1983 transportable1983 lap-held1984 notebook1988 mobile device1989 notebook PC1989 notepad1991 digital assistant1992 personal digital assistant1992 netbook1999 1959 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 11/3 The transportable [sc. a television] is something comparatively new. It has a carrying handle, yet is too heavy to be classed as a lightweight portable. 1971 Radio Times 25 Nov. 35 (advt.) The Deccavision Executive 17″ transportable—a black-and-white TV that gives big, bold performance wherever there's a mains point. 1983 Observer 19 June 21/1 Although perception of portability differs radically, three categories can be discerned... These are the handhelds, the true portables, and the transportables. 1983 Austral. Microcomputer Mag. Nov. 76/1 Despite the provision of a high level of computing power in such recent hand-held portables.., there always should be room for larger transportables. Derivatives tranˈsportableness n. the quality of being transportable; liability to transportation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > [noun] > transportation > liability to transportableness1727 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II 1844 P. Harwood Hist. Irish Rebellion 107 Transportableness for life. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1582
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