modellable

adj — 2 senses

modellable

adj

Etymology From model + -able.

1

Capable of being modelled.

  • features not modellable as a service, but rather as a service attribute1992, Paul Byerley, Stephen Connell, Integrated broadband communications: views from RACE:
2

Capable of being moulded.

  • […] applying to at least part of the bottom of the mold cavity in said drag a coating of substantial thickness of a translucent, modellable plastic mass comprising finely divided acrylate moistened with a volatile liquid that is a non-solvent of acrylate and contains only a small quantity of an acrylate solvent,1954, United States. Patent Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, page 72:
  • Usage and handling will soon indicate if the clay is modellable, and if it is highly plastic.1968, Harold Powell, The Pottery Handbook of Clay, Glaze and Colour, page 32:
1 more example
  • For about 10 years, following the suggestion of Gluck who, as is well known, has used ivory for replacement of bony defects of the jaws and extremities, I have also used this very modellable material for correcting saddle noses and for total rhinoneoplasty usually with very good results.1987, Jacques Joseph, Rhinoplasty and Facial Plastic Surgery, page 332:
Derived terms
modellability, unmodellable

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