Definitions for portable
ˈpɔr tə bəl, ˈpoʊr-portable

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. portable(adj)

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

2. portable(adj)

   easily or conveniently transported

   "a portable television set"

3. portable(adj)

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

   "a portable outboard motor"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. portable(Noun)

   A portable toilet; a self-contained outhouse.

   Etymology: From portable.

2. portable(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From portable.

3. portable(Noun)

   A hand-held video gaming device.

   Etymology: From portable.

4. portable(Noun)

   a portable computer

   Etymology: From portable.

5. portable(Adjective)

   Able to be carried or easily moved.

   Etymology: From portable.

6. portable(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: From portable.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Portable(adj)

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

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

2. Portable(adj)

   possible to be endured; supportable

   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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. portable

   Having the ability of being transported.

   The portacabins are able to be transported.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

2. 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  

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   Alex

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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. 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!

2. Mark Hendricks:

   We can also do home sleep tests as well. Typically it is a small portable device where the patient has a sensor under the nose and on the finger to monitor air flow.

3. Vaile Wright:

   What's great about breathing is you can do it anywhere, if music is your way of relaxing, what happens when you don't have access to it ? You always have access to your breathing, so in that sense [ breathing meditations ] are really portable and very accessible. We really need a variety of different coping skills in order to get through particularly unprecedented situations like this one.

4. Anthony Scaramucci:

   This is a portable and modern way to store capital.

5. Jeff Joseph:

   It started in New York with 117 exhibitors and 17,500 attendees. There was a lot of audio [technology], some color TVs, portable radios – these were all the big breakout devices.

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