- com·mu·ni·ca·ble
- /kəˈmjuːnıkəbəl/ adjmedical : able to be passed to another person
communicable [=infectious] diseases
There is no evidence that the virus is communicable. [=contagious, catching]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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com|men|su|ra|ble — «kuh MEHN shuhr uh buhl, suhr », adjective. 1. measurable by the same standard or scale of values: »Greenness and weight are not commensurable. 2. corresponding in size, amount, or degree; proportionate: »He was a big man, very tall and of… … Useful english dictionary
com|mu|ni|ca|ble — «kuh MYOO nuh kuh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be transferred or passed along to others: »Scarlet fever is a communicable disease. Ideas are communicable by words. 2. Archaic. talkative; communicative. –com|mu´ni|ca|ble|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
com|pan|ion|a|ble — «kuhm PAN yuh nuh buhl», adjective. pleasant as a companion; sociable; agreeable: »I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude (Thoreau). SYNONYM(S): congenial. –com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness, noun. –com|pan´ion|a|bly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
com|pre|hen|si|ble — «KOM prih HEHN suh buhl», adjective. that can be comprehended; understandable; intelligible. –com´pre|hen´si|ble|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
com|meas´ur|a|ble — com|meas|ure «kuh MEHZH uhr, MAY zhuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. to equal in measure; be coextensive with. –com|meas´ur|a|ble, adjective … Useful english dictionary
com|mem|o|ra|ble — «kuh MEHM uh ruh buhl», adjective. worthy of commemoration … Useful english dictionary
com|mon-sen|si|ble — «KOM uhn SEHN suh buhl», adjective. Informal. common sense … Useful english dictionary
com|pre|hend|i|ble — «KOM prih HEHN duh buhl», adjective. = comprehensible. (Cf. ↑comprehensible) … Useful english dictionary
com|men´su|ra|ble|ness — com|men|su|ra|ble «kuh MEHN shuhr uh buhl, suhr », adjective. 1. measurable by the same standard or scale of values: »Greenness and weight are not commensurable. 2. corresponding in size, amount, or degree; proportionate: »He was a big man, very… … Useful english dictionary
com|mu´ni|ca|ble|ness — com|mu|ni|ca|ble «kuh MYOO nuh kuh buhl», adjective. 1. that can be transferred or passed along to others: »Scarlet fever is a communicable disease. Ideas are communicable by words. 2. Archaic. talkative; communicative. –com|mu´ni|ca|ble|ness,… … Useful english dictionary
com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness — com|pan|ion|a|ble «kuhm PAN yuh nuh buhl», adjective. pleasant as a companion; sociable; agreeable: »I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude (Thoreau). SYNONYM(S): congenial. –com|pan´ion|a|ble|ness, noun.… … Useful english dictionary
