Wiktionary

wearable

English

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Etymology

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wear +‎ -able

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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wearable (comparative more wearable, superlative most wearable)

  1. Able to be worn.

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Noun

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wearable (plural wearables)

  1. Something that can be worn; an item of clothing.
  2. (computing) Ellipsis of wearable computer (“small computer which can be worn on the body”).
    • 2015 February 10, Mark Curtis, “Wearables, hearables and nearables won't dethrone smartphones”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      With the advantage of being glanceable, wearables are already making inroads into the smartphone’s territory. Smart watches, for example, offer quick and light interactions such as providing real-time snapshots of weather, travel and stock market information and notifying the wearer of new messages through a vibration on the skin.

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computer worn on the body

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Noun

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wearable m (plural wearables)

  1. wearable
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