abaissable

French

Etymology

Attested 1866, from abaisser (“to lower”) +‎ -able

Pronunciation

(Europe) IPA^(key): /a.bɛ.sabl/
(Quebec) IPA^(key): /a.bɛː.sabl/, /a.bɛː.sab/
Rhymes: -abl
Homophone: abaissables

Adjective

abaissable (plural abaissables)

Which can be lowered.
L'extrémité des rails, située au-dessus du convoyeur, est abaissable et écartable pour permettre la pose du plateau. — The rails' ends, located above the conveyor, can be lowered and spread out to set the tray.

Related terms

References

“abaissable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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