erasable

English

Etymology

From erase +‎ -able.

Adjective

erasable (comparative more erasable, superlative most erasable)

1. Capable of being erased
   • 2006 Crayola Markers, Binney & Smith, Inc. [advertisement on box]:

     "Avoid the frustration of time-consuming do-overs on school projects. Try Crayola Erasable Markers, Crayons & colored pencils."

Synonyms

• delible

Antonyms

• unerasable
• recordable

Derived terms

• erasable programmable logic device
• erasable programmable read-only memory
• inerasable
• nonerasable
• unerasable

 

Translations

capable of being erased

• French: effaçable (fr)
• Japanese: 消せる (ja) (keseru)
• Macedonian: и́збришлив (ízbrišliv)

See also

• eraser
• rubber
• rub out

Noun

erasable (plural erasables)

1. Any recording medium whose contents can be erased.
   • 1986, Photonics Spectra, volume 20:

     With the addition of the erasables, the company now offers what it describes as "a complete family" of optical recording products, including Videodisk, CD-ROM, CD-audio, and write-once units.

Anagrams

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