Definitions for portable
ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr-por·ta·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. portableadjective

   a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried

2. portableadjective

   easily or conveniently transported

   "a portable television set"

3. portableadjective

   of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull

   "a portable outboard motor"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. portablenoun

   A portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.

2. portablenoun

   Any temporary building that is portable, especially one located at a school.

3. portablenoun

   A hand-held video gaming device.

4. portablenoun

   a portable computer

5. portableadjective

   Able to be carried or easily moved.

6. portableadjective

   Of software, able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.

7. Etymology: From portable.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Portableadjective

   Etymology: portabilis, Lat.

   1. Manageable by the hand.2. Such as may be born along with one.

   The pleasure of the religious man is an easy and portable pleasure, such an one as he carries about in his bosom, without alarming the eye or envy of the world. South.

   3. Such as is transported or carried from one place to another.

   Most other portable commodities decay quickly in their use; but money is by slower degrees removed from, or brought into the free commerce of any country, than the greatest part of other merchandize. John Locke.

   4. Sufferable; supportable.

   How light and portable my pains seem now,
   When that which makes me bend, makes the king bow. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   All these are portable
   With other graces weigh’d. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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1. portable

   Portable refers to something that can be easily carried or moved around due to its compact size, light weight, or design features that facilitate transport. This can apply to a wide range of objects such as electronics, furniture, equipment, etc. It can also refer to software that can be used on different computers without requiring installation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Portableadjective

   capable of being borne or carried; easily transported; conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk, engine

2. Portableadjective

   possible to be endured; supportable

3. Etymology: [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry: cf. F. portable. See Port demeanor.]

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1. Portable

   Alan Abrahams AKA Portable AKA Bodycode has been in motion his whole life—growing up in South Africa, coming of age in London, decamping to Berlin and finally settling in Lisbon and his deeply syncopated brand of electronic dance music has evolved with every step of the journey. Emerging out of the ruins of a post apartheid South Africa and rising from a slum in Cape Town, producer Alan Abrahams has made a name for himself in the electronic music by way of his Bodycode and Portable projects. He started his discovery of dance music listening to the backbeat of the first wave of Chicago house records, Inspired musically, yet frustrated geographically, he relocated to London in 1997. In London, Abrahams began recording as Portable, the experimental, atmospheric project that acts a living link between the indigenous sounds of his youth, and those first records whose futuristic aesthetic broadened his horizons. He founded the Süd Electronic label with his partner Lerato and released a string of 12″ releases. A succession of full-length albums followed – Cycling and Futuristic Experiments #005 on Background, Version on ~scape records, and the Powers of Ten for Süd Electronic in 2007. A rich and expansive record, Powers of Ten further explored his African heritage through a new lexicon of sonic influences, acquired from his home base in Portugal.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. portable

   Having the ability of being transported.

   The portacabins are able to be transported.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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   portable

   The ability for application or use with equipment, devices, technology and systems.

   Portable computers are used in various locations.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

How to pronounce portable?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of portable in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of portable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of portable in a Sentence

1. Vivian Balakrishnan:

   We are developing and will soon roll out a portable wearable device that will ... not depend on possession of a smartphone, if this portable device works, we may then distribute it to everyone in Singapore.

2. Phil Schiller:

   It is faster than 80 percent of the portable PCs that have shipped in the last 12 months.

3. R. W. Alger:

   Apothegms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feelings.

4. David Levin:

   The quality of those images is usually not very good. If you compare the quality of those kinds of studies with the quality of a study that was performed in a hospital in a radiology department or in a private radiology office, there is going to be no comparison, if a portable X-ray is absolutely necessary because of the patient’s clinical condition, then it’s justifiable.

5. Agnes Halmos:

   It's horrible that they are stuck here, thousands of them with just five portable toilets and no place to spend a night, there are infants here, for crying out loud!

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