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Variable
VEH-ree-uh-buhl
/ˈvɛriːʌbʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
variable
Dictionary meaning
(used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied.
Examples
- A variable capacitor.
- Rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable.
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