Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

testable

/ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: testable
IPA: /ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Susceptible to being tested.

adj

With respect to the scientific method, capable of being proven true or false.

adj

Capable of being devised, or given by will.

Example Sentences

"We have identified an miR-1246 target site in the noncoding region of F8 mRNA and were able to confirm the suppressory role of hsa-miR-1246 on F8 expression in a stable lymphoblastoid cell line expressing FVIII. These findings suggest several testable hypotheses vis-à-vis the role of nc-RNAs in the regulation of F8 expression."

Etymology

Etymology tree English test Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English testable From test + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/
British English: /ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more testable (comparative) most testable (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

testability

Antonyms

untestable intestable

Questions

How do you pronounce testable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛs.tə.bəl/.
What does testable mean?: Susceptible to being tested.
Where does testable come from?: Etymology tree English test Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English testable From test + -able.

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