keyable

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adjective

Able to be classified according to a key.

OriginEnglish key ← Middle English keye ← Old English cǣġ →
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Meanings

adjectivekeyable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAble to be classified according to a key.

    For various reasons, individual specimens are not always keyable to a species name. Some specimens are natural hybrids, and a key may indicate possible parents.

    1997, Don L. Jacobs, Rob L. Jacobs, Trilliums in Woodland and Garden: American Treasures, page 38
  2. not comparableThat can be locked and unlocked by a particular type of key.

    Cam locks and inner cylinder locks feature seven-pin tubular security and are keyable to each other.

    1985, Machine Design, volume 57, numbers 1-6, page 180
    1 more example

    A special feature of the No. 401K American key controlled combination padlock is that it is keyable to most Master Lock Co. No. 1525 key systems.

    1977, Coach & Athlete, volume 40, page 37
  3. not comparableThat can be animated by keyframing.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*kaiju
  2. Old Englishcǣġ
  3. Middle Englishkeye
  4. Englishkey
  5. Englishkeyable

From key + -able.

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APA

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Chicago

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