factable

noun

fac·​ta·​ble

ˈfakˌtābəl

plural -s

: coping entry 1

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier fractable, fract table, from Latin fractus (past participle of frangere to break) + English table

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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