variable
adjective/ˈveəriəbl/
/ˈveriəbl/, /ˈværiəbl/
Word Family
- vary verb
- varied adjective
- variable adjective noun
- variation noun
- various adjective
- variety noun
- often changing; likely to change synonym fluctuating
- variable temperatures
- The acting is of variable quality (= some of it is good and some of it is bad).
Extra Examples- variable in shape
- The forecast is based on assumptions of variable temperature.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- in
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- able to be changed
- The drill has variable speed control.
- The kitchen boasts stylish units and variable lighting.
- These systems are infinitely variable.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin variabilis, from variare, from varius ‘diverse’.
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