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demountable

adj, noun — 3 senses

demountable

adj

Etymology From demount + -able.

1

Able to be removed from its mount; designed to be dismantled.

2

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Dated, Of a hard drive Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.

Related terms
detachable

demountable

noun

Etymology From demount + -able.

1

Australia A temporary and portable building, especially a portable classroom in a school.

  • A whole row of demountables has been abandoned, the window bagged with bright orange plastic.1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 4
  • She opened the door and looked out into the broad passageway between the wings of the demountable.2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 31:

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