Synonyms for variable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : vair-ee-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɛər i ə bəl

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Définition of variable

Origin :
  • late 14c., of persons, from Old French variable, from Latin variabilis "changeable," from variare "to change" (see vary). Of weather, seasons, etc., attested from late 15c.; of stars, from 1788.
  • adj changing, changeable
Example sentences :
  • The variable (an audible) part of the roadway for an automobile.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Variable hyphenation of god(-)like has been preserved as in the original.
  • Extract from : « Andr » by William Dunlap
  • The answer has been as variable as the purpose of the questioners.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • In all the variable years that followed she never saw the like of it again.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Archaic and variable spelling and hyphenation are preserved.
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
  • Vine vigorous, doubtfully hardy, variable in productiveness.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • Vine very vigorous, hardy, healthy, variable in productiveness.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • Vine vigorous to rank, healthy, hardy, variable in productiveness.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • The remainder of the period the winds are variable and chiefly from the south.
  • Extract from : « The Hawaiian Islands » by The Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Beta Cephei is a variable star in the Constellation Cepheus.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

Antonyms for variable

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