controllable

kənˈtroʊləbəl

Definition

Definition of controllable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

easy to manageable to be controlled or managed

The temperature in the room is controllable.

governable

manageable

tameable

controlsubject to regulation or command

The speed of the machine is controllable by the operator.

governable

manageable

Noun

businessfactor that can be managed or regulated

Costs are controllables in the budget.

manageable

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Origin of controllable

Latin, contra (against) + rotulus (roll)

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in one's power

adj.

controllable

able to be controlled or influenced by someone

Examples of controllable in a sentence

The situation remained controllable despite the challenges.
The volume is controllable with this knob.
The temperature is easily controllable in this system.
Employee performance is a controllable in management strategies.
Marketing expenses are considered controllables in financial planning.

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French:contrôlable, élément contrôlable, ...
German:kontrollierbar, steuerbarer Faktor, ...
Italian:controllabile, variabile controllabile, ...
Spanish:controlable, factor controlable, ...
Portuguese:controlável, regulável, ...
Chinese:可控的, 可控因素, ...
Japanese:制御可能な, 管理可能な要因, ...
Arabic:قابِل لِلسَّيْطَرَة, عامل يمكن التحكم فيه, ...
Hebrew:נִיתָן לְשְׁלִיטָה, גּוֹרֶם נִשְׁלָט, ...
Russian:управляемый, контролируемый фактор, ...
Ukrainian:контрольований, керовані фактори, ...
Hindi:नियंत्रणीय, प्रबंधनीय कारक, ...
Bengali:নিয়ন্ত্রণযোগ্য, কন্ট্রোলেবল, ...
Catalan:controlable, ...
Czech:ovladatelný, ovlivnitelný faktor, ...
Danish:kontrollerbar, regulerbar, ...
Dutch:beheersbaar, beheersbare factor, ...
Greek:ελεγχόμενος, ...
Hungarian:irányítható, kezelhető tényező, ...
Khmer:អាចគ្រប់គ្រងបាន, កត្តាដែលអាចគ្រប់គ្រងបាន, ...
Korean:제어할 수 있는, 통제 가능한 요소, ...
Persian:قابل کنترل, قابل‌کنترل, ...
Polish:kontrolowalny, czynnik kontrolowalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):controlável, fator controlável, ...
Romanian:controlabil, factor controlabil, ...
Swedish:kontrollerbar, reglerbar, ...
Thai:ควบคุมได้, สิ่งที่ควบคุมได้, ...
Turkish:kontrol edilebilir, düzenlenebilir, ...
Vietnamese:kiểm soát được, yếu tố có thể kiểm soát, ...

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Definition of controllable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Noun

Origin of controllable

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