orientable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English orient

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English orientable

From orient + -able.

Adjective

orientable (not comparable)

1. (topology) Able to be oriented.

Antonyms

• nonorientable, non-orientable

Derived terms

• biorientable
• coorientable
• nonorientable
• unorientable

Anagrams

• benorilate

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁjɑ̃.tabl/

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Adjective

orientable (plural orientables)

1. orientable
2. adjustable

Further reading

• “orientable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Spanish

Adjective

orientable m or f (masculine and feminine plural orientables)

1. orientable
2. adjustable

Further reading

• “orientable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026