excitable

excitable

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From excite + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Hyphenation: ex‧cit‧a‧ble

    Adjective

    excitable (comparative more excitable, superlative most excitable)

    1. Easily excited.
      The excitable puppy jumped all over the furniture.
    2. (sciences) Able to respond to external stimuli.
    3. (physics) Able to be promoted to an excited state.

    Derived terms

    Translations

    French

    Etymology

    From Late Latin excitabĭlis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɛk.si.tabl/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Adjective

    excitable (plural excitables)

    1. excitable

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    Spanish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Late Latin excītābilis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    excitable m or f (masculine and feminine plural excitables)

    1. excitable

    Derived terms

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